Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in a tertiary care center in North India

Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in a tertiary care center in North India

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction can cause inspiratory and expiratory muscle weakness in patients with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Thyroid dysfunction in COPD results in increased frequency of exacerbation thus lead to poor quality of life. It may further increase cardio...

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Main Authors: Shyam Chand Chaudhary, Tauhid Ahmad, Kauser Usman, Kamal Kumar Sawlani, Kamlesh Kumar Gupta, Ajay Kumar Verma, D Himanshu Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
exacerbation
thyroid dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=584;epage=588;aulast=Chaudhary

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