The global burden of disease study 2010 does not show a rise in the age-standardized mortality rate for cardiovascular disease in sub-saharan Africa

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-280

  Roth, Gregory A ^a   Murray, Christopher J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular disease; Global health

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AFRICA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CVD; GBD; GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY; GLOBAL HEALTH; STEPS; WHO STEPWISE APPROACH TO SURVEILLANCE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84887907900     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2013.10.010     Document Type: Article

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