Heidarzadeh, Mohammad
Rahimi, Roya
Mahmoudi, Maliheh
Habibelahi, Abbas
Ali Akbari khoei, Reza
AbdollahiAbed, Leila
Shahi, Fereshteh
Abbasi, Abdolhossein
Ataee Nakhaei, Mohammad Hosein
Daemi, Amin
Article History
Received: 7 June 2025
Accepted: 19 August 2025
First Online: 9 September 2025
Declarations
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: Study protocol was reviewed by Institutional Review Board named Research Ethics Committee at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and approved by code IR.ZAUMS.REC.1402.401. Given the study’s retrospective use of aggregated, anonymized administrative data, and that no individual patient data involved, there was no need for informed consent. Permission obtained from relevant officials.
: The authors declare no competing interests.