Commentary: Cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: An emerging problem

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 574-575

  Sani, Mahmoud U ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV ASSOCIATED LIPODYSTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOATROPHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 35348939723     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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