Sharma, Guruaribam Rishikanta
Kumar, Vishal
Kanojia, Rajendra Kumar
Vaiphei, Kim
Kansal, Rohit
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (No.3/2/Jan.20017/PG-Thesis-HRD(7) dated: 13.10.2017)
Article History
Received: 28 August 2018
Accepted: 17 May 2019
First Online: 20 May 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
:
: There is no conflict of interest from any of the authors.
: The study was approved by the Institute’s Ethical Committee and was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Informed consent was taken from the patients at the time of enrollment, the study procedure was explained in detail to all the enrolled patients, and they were made to understand that they could withdraw from the study at any point of the study period. The study has not altered any of the management protocols of these patients. Identity of the participants was kept confidential.