Cardiac disease patterns in northern Malawi: Epidemiologic transition perspective

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Soliman, Elsayed Z ^a,b   Juma, Hadge ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mzuzu Central Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Epidemiologic transition; Malawi

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649102030     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE2008006     Document Type: Article

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