Najar, Fayaz Ahmad
Nabi, Ubayer
ul Hassan, Mir Faheem
Shah, Waseem Jan
Hamid, Raashid
Yaseen, Syed Basina
Baba, Aejaz Ahsan
Bhat, Nisar Ahmad
Mufti, Gowhar Nazir
Article History
Received: 25 December 2025
Accepted: 17 January 2026
First Online: 23 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (IEC-SKIMS, Protocol #274/2022). Written informed consent was obtained from the parents and/or legal guardians of all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Not applicable. This study did not include any identifiable patient data or images requiring consent for publication.