Cheluvaraj, Pavithra
Sudhakaran, Vishnu C.
Rajan, Babitha
Nair, Anjana Sasikumar
Article History
Received: 28 January 2026
Accepted: 19 June 2026
First Online: 24 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of M. S. Ramaiah Medical College (Approval No.: MSRMC/EC/SP-03/05-2024) and was conducted in accordance with the ICMR National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research involving Human Participants. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrolment in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.