Nakhaee, Amir Hossein https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9867-2995
Ghasemi, Marzieh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-0119
Saravani, Ramin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-3617
Funding for this research was provided by:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (0045)
Article History
Received: 5 August 2025
Accepted: 29 May 2026
First Online: 10 June 2026
Declarations
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: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committees of Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch (Ethical code: IR.IAU.ZAH.REC.1404.008).
: Written informed consent was obtained from each subject or their legal guardian before enrollment.
: Permissions must be obtained from the copyright holder.
: The sponsoring institution (Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch) was involved in the approval of the study design through its ethics committee, but had no direct role in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data, the writing of the manuscript, or the decision to submit it for publication.
: Authors declare no conflict of interest.