Kumar, Manoj
Nigam, Vibhav
Kumar, Sandeep
Pathak, Anumesh K.
Article History
Received: 6 December 2024
Accepted: 20 April 2025
First Online: 7 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (IECPG/98/2/2020) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. This study, involving human participants, was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Before participation, participants were informed of the procedures, potential risks, and nature of the research. They voluntarily agreed to participate with full knowledge and understanding of the aims and scope of the study.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.