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Bharti, Bhavneet
Malhotra, Nidhi
Virk, Amrit
Kaur, Vaneet
Malhi, Prahbhjot
Loomba, Poonam
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Article History
Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 23 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Institute Ethics Committee (Human Research) DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR STATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES SAS NAGAR, MOHALI (PUNJAB) INDIA- 160055 provided ethical clearance (No.AIMS/IEC-HR/2024/13) dated on 8th May 2024. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: Written informed consent for participation and publication of anonymized data was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study. The consent process was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee. No identifying details of individual participants are included in this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
