The epidemiological features of heart failure in developing countries: A review of the literature

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 213-219

  Mendez, Gustavo F ^a   Cowie, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing world; Epidemiology; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LITERATURE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

AFRICA; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034813121     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00497-1     Document Type: Article

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