کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5672446 | 1593198 | 2016 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases including Tuberculosis in elderly in Ghaziabad - Delhi - NCR
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت
پزشکی و دندانپزشکی
بیماری های عفونی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Elderly population is continuously increasing all over the world including India. Old age is associated with significant prevalence of chronic illnesses. Population based study to find prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases in elderly in India is difficult to find. Present study was done in an urban locality of Ghaziabad inhabited mainly by low socio - economic status population. Two part questionnaire was used as main tool. Through part one 1522 elderly were screened for respiratory disease. Respiratory disease was confirmed & diagnosed by part two of questionnaire, physical examination & necessary investigations. Prevalence of respiratory diseases was 18.8% in this study. Prevalence of respiratory diseases was almost double in elderly males as compared to females. COPD was most prevalent respiratory disease followed by Bronchial asthma.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Indian Journal of Tuberculosis - Volume 63, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 236-241
Journal: Indian Journal of Tuberculosis - Volume 63, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 236-241
نویسندگان
Sonisha Gupta, Vijay Arora, O.P. Sharma, L. Satyanarayana, Atul Kumar Gupta,