Babu, Giridhara R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-8933
Karthik, Maithili
Ravi, Deepa
Ana, Yamuna
Shriyan, Prafulla
Hasige, Kiran Kumar
Deshpande, Keerti
Siddlingaiah, Lokesh Bangalore
Kinra, Sanjay
Murthy, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana
Funding for this research was provided by:
DBT India Alliance (IA/CPHI/14/1/501499)
Article History
Received: 9 October 2017
Accepted: 28 August 2018
First Online: 12 September 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: We have obtained the ethical approval for the initial first wave of the cohort. The protocol for the proposed study was be reviewed and approved by the institutional ethical review board (IEC) at Bengaluru campus of Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad, Bangalore. (Reference No IIPHHB/TRCIEC/117/2016). All the selected participants will be explained regarding the importance of participating in the trial and will be required to provide written informed consent.
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