Sehgal, Sonakshi
Chahal, Aksh
Esht, Vandana
Alshehri, Mohammed M.
Beg, Rashid Ali
Shaphe, Mohammad Abu
Alajam, Ramzi Abdu
Kashoo, Faizan Z.
Alghadir, Ahmad H.
Khan, Masood
Article History
Received: 27 May 2023
Accepted: 8 September 2023
First Online: 21 September 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee of Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be) University, Haryana, India (Project No. IEC-1180). The study strictly adhered to ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects developed by the World Medical Association (WMA), Declaration of Helsinki, 2013. Since the study was conducted in India, the study also followed the National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants guidelines laid out by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 2017. Written informed consent was obtained from the parents/guardian of the participants and participants themselves before the initiation of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.