The emerging problem of coronary heart disease in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 293-297

  Jablonski Cohen, M S ^a,b,c   Kosgei, R J ^a,b   Rerimoi, A J ^a,b   Mamlin, J J ^a,b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KENYA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0642302957     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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