Mirzaei, Alireza http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-2108
Imashi, Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7204-3603
Saghezchi, Roghayeh Yaghoobi http://orcid.org/0009-0005-3119-2193
Jafari, Mohammad Javad http://orcid.org/0009-0007-5888-2666
Nemati-Vakilabad, Reza http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8016-8625
Article History
Received: 22 March 2024
Accepted: 25 July 2024
First Online: 1 August 2024
Declarations
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: The Ethics Committee of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences has approved this study proposal with ethics code IR.ARUMS.REC.1402.063. Before participation, participants were informed about the study’s objectives and methods, and written informed consent was obtained from them. All procedures were performed following the Deceleration of Helsinki. Participation in this study was voluntary, and participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any stage. Ethical considerations, such as confidentiality, anonymity, and information privacy, were strictly observed during the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.