Zarean, Elaheh
Looha, Mehdi Azizmohammad
Amini, Payam
Ahmadi, Ali
Dugué, Pierre-Antoine
Article History
Received: 4 June 2022
Accepted: 9 February 2023
First Online: 11 February 2023
Declarations
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: The study was performed in line with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and the National Ethical Guidelines in Biomedical Research in Iran. This study was conducted as a part of a research project approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (SKUMS) (research code: IR.SKUMS.REC.1397.160.). All participants provided signed and fingerprinted informed written consent, as per the SKUMS Ethics Committee guidelines. For illiterate participants, the informed consent form was read. After authorization, the consent form was fingerprinted and signed and confirmed by their first-degree family member or legally authorized representatives. The participants can withdraw from the study whenever they wish. Data are stored in an anonymized and protected confidential database.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.