Murugesu, Kanmani
Loo, Guo Hou
Lim, Li Yi
Kosai, Nik Ritza
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Article History
Received: 18 December 2025
Revised: 5 March 2026
Accepted: 15 April 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the institutional research ethics committee (JEP-2023-106) approval number blinded for review). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment. The study wasconducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable. This study does not contain individual patient data in any identifiable form.
: The authors declare no competing interests.