Tackling cardiovascular disease in Africa

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7519, 2005, Pages 711-712

  Kadiri, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; URBANIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 26244461901     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7519.711     Document Type: Editorial

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