Open AccessLung Transfer Factor in Middle Aged Asymptomatic Male Smokers of a City from West India: A Cross- Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bhakti P Gadhavi,
Jayesh Dalpatbhai Solanki,
Hemant B Mehta,
Chinmay Shah,
Pradnya A Gokhale,
Amit H Makwana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18662.7443
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , asymptomatic , dlco , statistical significance , pulmonary function testing , cross sectional study , smoking cessation , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity , pathology , asthma
Smoking is an increasingly popular indulgence in India. Assessment by routine spirometry falls short of direct functional parameter like Diffusion Lung Capacity (DLC), also known as lung transfer factor (LTF).