Nezhadahmad, Niloofar
Salehiniya, Hamid
Sabeghi, Hakimeh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic Of (457244)
Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic Of (457244)
Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Islamic Republic Of (457244)
Article History
Received: 13 May 2025
Accepted: 5 November 2026
First Online: 13 November 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Birjand University of Medical Sciences (IR.BUMS.REC.1402.376). All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.