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Prevalence and access to care for cardiovascular risk factors in older people in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional survey

INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) is increasing, especially in low-income countries. In Sierra Leone, there is limited empirical data on the prevalence of CVDRFs, and there are no previous studies on the access to care for these conditions. METHODS: This study...

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Autores principales:	Odland, Maria Lisa, Bockarie, Tahir, Wurie, Haja, Ansumana, Rashid, Lamin, Joseph, Nugent, Rachel, Bakolis, Ioannis, Witham, Miles, Davies, Justine
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:	Global Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482482/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32907906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038520

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