Acute coronary syndromes amongst type 2 diabetics with ischaemic electrocardiograms presenting to Accident and Emergency department of a Kenyan Tertiary Institution

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 463-468

  Nguchu, H K ^a   Joshi, M D ^b   Otieno, C F ^c  

^a KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^b Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77957560626     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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