Funding for this research was provided by:
Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research (ממ– 323 - 2018)
Article History
Received: 23 August 2023
Accepted: 24 March 2025
First Online: 2 May 2025
Declarations
:
: We confirm that all participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study, and no participants below 18 years old were included. The study was conducted in accordance with ethical principles and guidelines and obtained the necessary approval from an institutional ethics committee prior to the initiation of the research. The research was approved by the Ethics Committee of Brookdale institute for studies involving humans.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest. B.R. serves as an editor for IJHPR.