Wijekoon, Nalaka
Gonawala, Lakmal
Ratnayake, Pyara
Liyanage, Roshan
Amaratunga, Dhammika
Hathout, Yetrib
Steinbusch, Harry W. M.
Dalal, Ashwin
Hoffman, Eric P.
de Silva, K. Ranil D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Muscular Dystrophy Association (FMS/7090/2010)
World Health Organization (2010/81594-0)
University of Sri Jayewardenepura (WCUP/Ph.D./19/2013, WCUP/Ph.D./19B 2013,ASP/06/RE/2010/07, ASP/06/RE/2012/18, ASP/06/RE/2013/28)
Ministry of Primary Industries, Sri Lanka (SP/CIN/2016/02)
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (KDU/RG/2021/CARE/005, KDU/RG/2021/CARE/006)
Article History
Received: 23 June 2023
Accepted: 15 December 2023
First Online: 9 January 2024
Declarations
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: This study adheres to the ethical standards of Sri Lankan institutional review boards that follow the Helsinki Declaration (Ethical Approval Nos. 449/09 and 38/19, from The Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and Ethical Approval No. LRH/D/06/2007 Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka).
: Every participant provided written informed consent, where applicable. The assent of a proxy was obtained for patients unable to provide their own.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.