Article History
Received: 25 March 2024
Revised: 12 April 2024
Accepted: 7 June 2024
First Online: 25 October 2024
ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE
: Before the initiation of the study, all participants received an explanation of the procedure and the risks that would later be faced in their participation, and they provided informed consent to participate in this study. The study was approved by the local medical ethics committee (protocol No. 25 of dated February 12, 2013) and all procedures were in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: The authors of this work declare that they have no conflicts of interest.