%0 Journal Article
%T STUDY OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS AMONG SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS IN A RURAL AREA
%A Rubeena Bano
%A Mahagaonkar AM
%A Kulkarni NB
%A Nadeem Ahmad
%J Pravara Medical Review
%D 2009
%I Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Loni
%X In India smoking is a common habit prevalent in both urban and rural areas. Cigarette smoking has extensive effects on respiratory function and is clearly implicated in the etiology of a number of respiratory diseases, particularly chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial carcinoma. An attempt has been made to study the pulmonary function tests among smoker and non-smoker population in a rural area.The pulmonary functions were done on a computerized spirometer in 100 male subjects comprising of 50 smokers and 50 non smokers. Almost all the pulmonary function parameters were significantly reducedin smokers and obstructive pulmonary impairment was commonest.
%K Smoker
%K Spirometry
%K Pulmonary functions
%K Rural area
%U http://www.pravara.com/pmr/pmr-4-1-4.pdf