Effect of diabetes mellitus on the Pulmonary Function Tests in Sudanese Diabetic Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Pulmonology and Respiratory Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of illness and death. Pulmonary function test PFT has assumed a key role in epidemiological studies investigating the incidence, natural history and causality of lung disease.
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Elmutaz H Taha, Ibrahim A Ali, Omer A Musa
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