Patterns of cardiovascular disease mortality in Ghana: A 5-year review of autopsy cases at Korle-Bu teaching hospital

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-59

  Sanuade, Olutobi A ^a   Anarfi, John K ^a   De Graft Aikins, Ama ^a   Koram, Kwadwo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiovascular disease; Ghana; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893504220     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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