Outpatient burden of adult respiratory diseases in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Conclusion: Although tuberculosis constituted the most observed single condition, noncommunicable respiratory diseases predominated cumulatively among the new cases seen in the chest clinic of UITH, Ilorin. This raises the need for significant attention in terms of prevention and management of noncommunicable respiratory diseases, which appear to be on the uprising.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research