Baseri, Neda
Omidi, Amir Hossein
Latifian, Mina
Mostafavi, Ehsan
Khademvatan, Shahram
Omidifar, Navid
Tabaei, Seyyed javad Seyyed
Jafari, Rasool
Zeinali, Shiva
Ghasemi, Ahmad
Esmaeili, Saber
Funding for this research was provided by:
Iranian National Scientific Foundation (91004716)
Pasteur Institute of Iran (2118)
Article History
Received: 13 November 2023
Accepted: 22 January 2024
First Online: 7 February 2024
Declarations
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: The present study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Iran Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMAD) and the National Institute of Medical Sciences Research Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IR.NIMAD. REC.1400.174). All methods and protocols were conducted following their guidelines and the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was received from every participant. In the case of participants under the age of 18, informed consent was obtained from their legal guardian(s) as well. The researchers ensured that the patients’ identities were completely hidden.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.