Gholizade, Mohamad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-4925
Farhadi, Akram https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0655-8342
Marzban, Maryam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4333-4126
Mahmudpour, Mehdi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-3322
Nabipour, Iraj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1785-0883
Kalantarhormozi, Mohammadreza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-2370
Shafiee, Gita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3441-3578
Ostovar, Afshin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8670-5797
Larijani, Bagher
Darabi, Amir Hossein
Safavi, Eisa
Article History
Received: 9 September 2021
Accepted: 17 March 2022
First Online: 8 April 2022
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences granted ethical permission for this study (Ref. No. B-91–14-2) in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration and national guidelines for research ethics. Before research enrollment, all participants gave their informed consent after being informed about procedures involved in the study. Participation was entirely optional, and any participant could withdraw consent at any moment with no repercussions.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.