Mohammadyan, Ghulam Raza
Nejadghaderi, Seyed Aria
Sharifi, Hamid
Gouya, Mohammad Mehdi
Zahraei, Seyed Mohsen
Haghdoost, AliAkbar
Article History
Received: 29 June 2025
Accepted: 14 October 2025
First Online: 2 November 2025
Declarations
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: As the study used aggregated data without individual-level information, formal ethical approval was not required. However, the study was conducted under an approved research protocol by the Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (Ethics Code: IR.KMU.REC.1403.205).
: While preparing this work, the authors used ChatGPT 3.5 to correct the text and make it fluent. After using this tool/service, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the publication's content.
: The authors declare no competing interests.