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The copyright of the published article belongs to its author under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. The authors agree to transfer the commercial rights to Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital when the article is accepted for publication.

The Medical Journal of Bakırköy is an open access publication, and the journal’s publication model is based on Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) declaration. All published content is available online and free of charge at bakirkoymedj.org. The journal’s content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License.

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