Sarah Kotb Ahmed Tolba <br/><br/>
Effect of lung impairment on quality of life in pulmonary tuberculosis patients /  
 تأثير أعتلال الرئة علي جودة الحياة لدي مرضى الدرن الرئوى 
Sarah Kotb Ahmed Tolba ; Supervised Azza A. Abdelhady , Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelhafiz , Fatma Aboelmagd M. Hamid 
 - Cairo :   Sarah Kotb Ahmed Tolba ,   2011 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders 
<br/><br/> Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) can result in anatomic and functional changes that are associated with pulmonary impairment which varies in severity. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of lungimpairment on patient's quality of life. 40 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who had completed at least 22 weeks of therapy, evaluation included pulmonary function test and completed SGRO HRQOL questionnaires 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Health-related quality of life Impairment Pulmonary tuberculosis