Ali, SM Adnan
Adnan, Yumna
Ali, Saleema Mehboob
Ahmad, Zubair
Azam, Iqbal
Chawla, Tabish
Farooqui, Hasnain Ahmed
Funding for this research was provided by:
University Research Council, Aga Khan University (183027SUR)
Article History
Received: 23 January 2025
Accepted: 15 September 2025
First Online: 7 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Institutional Ethical Review Committee of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan (2018-0449-1058). Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants.
: The authors affirm that human research participants provided informed consent for publication of their data with anonymous identities.
: The authors declare no competing interests.