The state of heart disease in Sudan

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Suliman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Epidemiology; Heart disease; Hypertensive heart disease; Ischaemic heart disease; Pattern of heart disease; Prevalence; Rheumatic heart disease; Sudan

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUDAN;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUDAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052242801     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-054     Document Type: Review

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