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Yousefi Afrashteh, Majid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-7112
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Received: 9 August 2025
Accepted: 31 October 2025
First Online: 1 December 2025
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Islamic Azad University (Approval No. IR.IAU.Z.REC.1403.095). All participants provided written informed consent prior to their involvement, with the option to withdraw at any point. The research adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for non-interventional clinical research. Before the study began, participants received an introduction explaining the research goals and assuring them of data confidentiality through the use of anonymous questionnaires. Participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
