Mirrafiei, Amin
Ansari, Shakila
Jayedi, Ahmad
Lesani, Azadeh
Djafarian, Kurosh
Shab-Bidar, Sakineh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (52615)
Article History
Received: 21 August 2022
Accepted: 3 January 2023
First Online: 10 January 2023
Declarations
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: The sample collection was made possible by the coordination of the Health Bureau of the Municipality of Tehran and the cooperation of the health care centers of Tehran. The study was approved by the ethical committee of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Ethics No. IR.TUMS.VCR.REC.1400.2.212.52615). All the methods of this study was conducted according to the guidelines laid down in the Declaration of Helsinki and all procedures involving research study participants were approved by the ethics committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects.
: Not applicable.
: All of the authors declare that they have no competing interests.