Nigam, Kumud
Verma, Yogendra
Kulshrestha, Manish Raj
Singh, Aditi
Sanyal, Somali https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0983-934X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/54-2018 NCD-III)
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/54-2018 NCD-III)
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/54-2018 NCD-III)
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/54-2018 NCD-III)
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/54-2018 NCD-III)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2024
Accepted: 16 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethical Committee of King George’s Medical University, Lucknow named as Institutional Ethics Committee (Registration No: ECR/262/Inst/UP/2013) under approval number 85th ECM II B- Ph.D./P2. This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consents (Consent to Participate) were obtained from all participants or, if participants are under 18, from a parent and/or legal guardian.
: Consent to Publish were obtained from all participants or, if participants are under 18, from a parent and/or legal guardian. All authors have given their consent to publish this work.
: The authors declare no competing interests.