Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (SR/SO/HS-0113/2010)
University Grants Commission
Article History
Received: 24 December 2021
Accepted: 4 May 2022
First Online: 20 May 2022
Declarations
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: Authors disclose no potential conflict of interest.
: Studies were performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from Bioethics Cell, Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India (Reference No. 2014-166-CP-80).
: Analysis used anonymous data that were obtained after each patient agreed to participate in the study. A written informed consent was taken from each patient or immediate family member.