Recent advances in the epidemiology, outcome, and prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke in sub-Saharan Africa

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1230-1235

  Ntsekhe, Mpiko ^a   Damasceno, Albertino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIDEMIC; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881478936     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303585     Document Type: Article

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