Prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases diagnosed by pulmonary function testing: a cross-sectional study
The study revealed that the proportion of respiratory diseases with abnormal lung function test results is considerable and should not be ignored, especially among older patients. Therefore, when indicated, attention should be paid to performing lung function tests widely to accurately identify the prevalence rates of lung diseases and associated risk factors in Sudan.
Authors
- Yousif Omer Elgaili Yousif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5882-0090)
- Najlaa Mohammed Abass Ali
- Amro Abdalmageed Altayeb Mohamed
- Omer Elhag
- Ayatullah Mohamed
- Sarah Abualgasim Musa Alnoor
Institutions
- University of Medical Sciences and Technology (SD)
- Alzaiem Alazhari University (SD)
- Al-Neelain University (SD)
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board (SD)
- University of Bahri (SD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000002884
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00