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Taghilou, Elaheh
Heidarzadeh, Mehdi
Molaei, Behnam
Khameslou, Mehdi Ajri
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Article History
Received: 4 July 2023
Accepted: 23 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (Approval no. IR.ARUMS.REC.1401.101), therefore, it guarantees that the standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki are met. The objectives and methods of the study, the optionality of participating in the study and guaranteed anonymity were explained to the participants, and then informed consent was obtained from them. For illiterate patients, the informed consent form was read to them, and after verbally declaring their consent to participate in the study, other steps were performed.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
