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Authors
Jamali, Mehrdad
Behroz, Maryam
Pam, Pedram
Ghorbani, Hosna
Feizi, Abbasali Hosseinpour
Tavakolifar, Yousef
Ghoreishi, Zohreh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7522-5755
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Article History
Received: 4 October 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 26 February 2026
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: The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (ethic number: IR.TBZMED.REC.1401.1080). Written informed consent was obtained solely from parents or legal guardians, as all participants were minors. Although children did not provide formal assent, study procedures were carefully explained to them in age-appropriate terms and in the presence of their parents, consistent with institutional pediatric ethics guidelines.Written informed consent was obtained from all participants' legal guardians prior to enrollment in the study.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
