Agnes, C. S.
Nayak, Srikanth http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-6889
Devadas, Usha http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4617-6330
Article History
Received: 2 July 2023
Accepted: 23 October 2023
First Online: 18 December 2023
Declarations
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: CSA, SN and UD declare no competing interests.
: The study was performed conforming to the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 and 2008 concerning human and animal rights, and the authors followed the policy concerning informed consent as shown on ExternalRef removed.
: The study was approved by the Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC: 504/2021), Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
: Informed written consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
: Written consent was obtained from all participants.
: The authors are solely responsible for the data and the contents of the paper. In no way, the Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Members, the Indian Society of Gastroenterology or the printer/publishers are responsible for the results/findings and content of this article.