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Kakutia, Natia
Caudle, William Michael
Kazzi, Ziad N.
Sturua, Lela
(Davit) Zarnadze, Shalva
Mebonia, Nana
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Article History
Received: 14 June 2024
Accepted: 9 December 2024
First Online: 13 January 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Institutional Review Board (IRB #2022-068). All methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant ethical guidelines. Written informed consent was obtained from parents or caregivers after the study’s objectives were explained to them, and verbal informed consent was obtained from the children. Participation in the study was voluntary. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. Confidentiality was maintained by anonymizing the obtained data at all levels.
: Not applicable. This study does not include identifying images or personal or clinical details of participants that compromise anonymity.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
