Cardiovascular causes of death in an east African country: An autopsy study

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-72

  Ogeng'o, Julius A ^a   Gatonga, Patrick ^a   Olabu, Beda O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular disease; Kenya; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KENYA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERICARDITIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951502775     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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