Ahsan, Quratulain
Saleem, Javeria
Malik, Abid
Zakar, Rubeena
Siddique, Kashif
Naz, Mahwish
Bukhari, Gul Mehar Javaid
Fischer, Florian
Article History
Received: 1 June 2024
Accepted: 15 April 2026
First Online: 18 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study received an ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board at the University of the Punjab(ID SZMC/IRB/EXTERNAL/PhD/210/2020). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written informed consent before participating in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.