Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Gabon: A population study

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-83

  Ngoungou, Edgar Brice ^a,b,c   Aboyans, Victor ^a,b,d   Kouna, Philomne ^e   Makandja, Roger ^e   Ecke Nzengue, Jean Emmanuel ^e   Allogho, Carine Ndong ^e   Laskar, Marc ^d   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a,b   Lacroix, Philippe ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^d DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Department of Cardiology   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALPATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; STROKE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY STENOSIS; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858449384     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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