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Cardiovascular risk factors awareness and prevalence among primary care physicians: an insight from the West region Awareness Initiative Survey to fight cardiovascular disease (WAIT-CVD) in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Data on the frequency and awareness of cardiovascular risk factors in practicing doctors are lacking in Cameroon. This study reports on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in primary care physicians (PCPs) at the forefront for the fight against chronic diseases, and the implica...

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Autores principales:	Jingi, Ahmadou M., Noubiap, Jean Jacques N.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675022/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26652917 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1747-y

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