Impact of poverty on hypertension and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 316-320

  Seedat, Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AFRICA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; POVERTY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY;

EID: 40949121914     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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