Barzkar, Maryam
Alavi, Kaveh
Malakouti, Kazem
Khajeh-Azad, Mohamad-Amin
Barzkar, Farzaneh
Jalali Nadoushan, Amir Hossein
Lahiji, Mohammad Niakan
Article History
Received: 10 July 2024
Accepted: 3 December 2024
First Online: 12 February 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics committee at Iran University of Medical Sciences (Ethics reference: IR.IUMS.FMD.REC.1399.069). Written informed consent was obtained from patients and their legal guardians(as an additional ethical safeguard) prior to enrollment. This decision was made to ensure transparency and to inform guardians about their loved ones’ involvement in the research, particularly given the sensitive nature of the study topic.
: All participants provided written informed consent that their anonymous data be shared.
: The authors declare no competing interests.