Zolfaghari, Fereshteh
Peighambari, Mohammad Mehdi
Kohansal, Erfan
Sadeghpour, Anita
Moradnejad, Pardis
Shafii, Zahra
Article History
Received: 9 October 2023
Accepted: 15 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Declarations
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: During the preparation of this work, the authors used Claude 2 in order to assist with drafting sections of the manuscript and revising the content. After using this service, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the publication’s content.
: The study protocol conforms to the ethical guidelines of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki and was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, (IR.IUMS.FMD.REC.1398.495). Considering the retrospective nature of this study using a registry database, we did not have access to participants to obtain informed consent; thus, the informed consent was waived by the Research Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences for this study. In addition, all patient health information was de-identified before data analysis to protect privacy.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.