Cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 3536-3540

  Opie, Lionel H ^a,c   Mayosi, Bongani M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Diabetes mellitus; Editorials; Hypertension; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHROPOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; EVOLUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644874008     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.597765     Document Type: Editorial

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