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Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases related admissions in a referral hospital in the South West region of Cameroon: A cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is experiencing an epidemic of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as a result of a rapid epidemiological transition. Little is known about the admission for CVD and outcome in rural and semi-urban settings in Cameroon in this era of epidemiological transition. The aim...

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Autores principales:	Nkoke, Clovis, Jingi, Ahmadou Musa, Makoge, Christelle, Teuwafeu, Denis, Nkouonlack, Cyrille, Dzudie, Anastase
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6922399/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31856221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226644

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