Evaluation of tuberculosis-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a tertiary care hospital: A case–control study

Context: Irreversible airway obstruction is important sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) that might contribute to a significant proportion of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). India has the highest TB burden in the world. However, there are limited data on the prevalence and present...

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Main Authors: Deepak Aggarwal, Anubhav Gupta, A K Janmeja, Manisha Bhardwaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=5;spage=415;epage=419;aulast=Aggarwal