Chronic noncommunicable cardiovascular and pulmonary disease in sub-Saharan Africa: An academic model for countering the epidemic

American Heart Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 842-847

  Bloomfield, Gerald S ^a,g   Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^b   Carter, E Jane ^c   Binanay, Cynthia ^a,g   Corey, G Ralph ^a,d,g   Einterz, Robert M ^e   Tierney, William M ^e,f   Velazquez, Eric J ^a,d,g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KENYA; LUNG DISEASE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHING;

EID: 79955909982     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.020     Document Type: Review

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