Nisansala, Thilini http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-6802
Weerasekera, Manjula http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-2205
Ranasinghe, Nilantha
Marasinghe, Chamil
Gamage, Chandika
Fernando, Neluka http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-8224
Gunasekara, Chinthika http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-3088
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Sri Jayewardenepura (ASP/01/RE/MED/2015/37, ASP/01/RE/MED/2016/48, ASP/01/RE/MED/2017/29)
Article History
Received: 30 November 2019
Accepted: 14 June 2021
First Online: 23 June 2021
Declarations
:
: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (ERC Application No. 02/17) and from the regional director of health services and the respective hospitals.
: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient prior to enrollment.
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