Shenoy, Preethi J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4722-5974
Shastry, Rajeshwari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-0457
Kamath, Ashwin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-0199
Funding for this research was provided by:
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Article History
Received: 20 May 2025
Accepted: 4 August 2025
First Online: 24 September 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Kasturba Medical College Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC KMC MLR 02/2024/45). Informed consent was not required for this study because the study used data from databases accessible to the public.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.