Assessment of physicians' knowledge and familiarity regarding pulmonary tuberculosis in Missan governorate, Iraq
Abstract:
English
The effect of diabetes mellitus on pulmonary function has been scarcely investigated & assessed in Iraq. The current study is an attempt to assess some of the pulmonary mechanical function in a sample of type two diabetes mellitus in comparison with an equal number of non diabetic individuals in two teaching hospitals in Baghdad. It also attempts to assess these pulmonary functions among type 2 diabetic patients and identify the risk of some factors on pulmonary functions among diabetics and non diabetics.