Yarahmadi, Sajad
Soleimani, Mohsen
Gholami, Mohammad
Fakhr-Movahedi, Ali
Madani, Seyed Mohsen Saeidi
Article History
Received: 22 August 2023
Accepted: 17 April 2024
First Online: 3 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study was performed by the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran (code IR.SEMUMS.REC.1401.075). In the study, ethical considerations were assumed to have been complied with, including minimizing harm, autonomy, privacy, and reciprocity. The study was entirely voluntary, anonymous, and unpaid. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants after being briefed about the research objectives. Participants could withdraw at any time without losing benefits to ensure voluntariness. By not collecting any personal identification data, anonymity was guaranteed. The Deputy of Research and Technology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran, approved the protocol study. All methods were carried out by relevant approved protocol.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.