Sabah, Noor Ul
Sehar, Shama
Nawaz, Haq
Majeed, Muhammad Irfan
Majeed, Muhammad Zeeshan
Alwadie, Najah
Ditta, Allah
Hassan, Suleman
Atta, Muhammad Madni
Parveen, Amina
Sattar, Hirra
Bibi, Sumaia
Shahzadi, Aqsa
Afzal, Maira
Luqman, Aqsa
Imran, Muhammad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deanship of Scientific Research, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNURSP2025R478)
Deanship of Scientific Research, King Khalid University (RGP-2/381/45)
Article History
Received: 19 April 2025
Accepted: 1 August 2025
First Online: 15 August 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in strict accordance with the NIH guidelines for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46) and was approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Board (IERB) of Nishtar Medical University Multan, Pakistan (reference no. 2230, dated 02–02-24). Informed consent was obtained from all human subjects.
: The authors declare no competing interests.