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A predominance of hypertensive heart disease among patients with cardiac disease in Buea, a semi-urban setting, South West Region of Cameroon

OBJECTIVE: The pattern of heart disease is diverse within and among world regions. The little data on the spectrum of heart disease in Cameroon has been so far limited to major cities. We sought to describe the pattern of heart disease in Buea, the South West Region of Cameroon, a semi-urban setting...

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Autores principales:	Nkoke, Clovis, Makoge, Christelle, Dzudie, Anastase, Mfeukeu, Liliane Kuate, Luchuo, Engelbert Bain, Menanga, Alain, Kingue, Samuel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Note
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202813 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3034-6

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