Lung function impairment in patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors in Puducherry, South India

• Main Authors: Mounika Pydipalli (Author), Palanivel Chinnakali (Author), Manju Rajaram (Author), Shanthosh Priyan Sundaram (Author), Gautam Roy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: After completion of treatment, a proportion of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) (PTB) patients experience lung function impairment (LFI) which can influence their quality of life. Aim: This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of LFI in patients treated for PTB and the associated factors....