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Public knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for cardiovascular disease among young and middle-aged adults in rural Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Improving cardiovascular health requires public knowledge and reduction of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. This study assessed knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for CVDs among young and middle-aged adults in Morogoro, Tanzania. METHODS: We conducted a comm...

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Autores principales:	Muhihi, Alfa J., Anaeli, Amani, Mpembeni, Rose N. M., Sunguya, Bruno F., Leyna, Germana, Kakoko, Deodatus, Kessy, Anna Tengia, Sando, Mary Mwanyika, Njelekela, Marina, Urassa, David P.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2020
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7708242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33256688 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09956-z

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