Kumar, V. Udaya
Pandey, Krishna
Kumar, Arun
Kumar, Nitesh
Kandasamy, Ruckmani
Murti, Krishna https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9865-7454
Article History
Received: 10 September 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 9 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. The Institutional Ethics Committee of ICMR-RMIRMS approved the study ( EC No: RMRI/EC/23/2022 and RMRI/EC/30/2024 ). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants before inclusion in the study.