Thangaraj, Priyanka
Sakthignanavel, Arulmozhi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-4762
Kaliyamoorthy, Siva
Thingujam, Sonee
Radhakrishnan, Vaishnav
Article History
Received: 7 August 2023
Accepted: 18 February 2024
First Online: 15 March 2024
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: The authors whose names are listed above certify that they have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakersā bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
: All procedures performed in this study involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by theĀ Institutional Human Ethical Committee of Aarupadai veedu Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry (IEC No: AV/IEC/2020/138). This study complies with the ethical standards of our institution.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.