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Article History

Received: 6 September 2024

Accepted: 5 October 2024

First Online: 12 October 2024

Declarations

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: The ethics committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, approved this study. This study’s research team adhered to the Helsinki Convention’s ethical principles regarding clinical studies in all stages of the present study. After informing the subjects about the study’s stages and results, written informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s). Because no interventions are performed on patients, the condition for the confidentiality of patient information is not a moral restriction by the Ethics Committee. An ethics committee from the Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences approved the informed consent form.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.