CardioBengo study protocol: a population based cardiovascular longitudinal study in Bengo Province, Angola

CardioBengo study protocol: a population based cardiovascular longitudinal study in Bengo Province, Angola

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases and other non-communicable diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, responsible for 38 million deaths in 2012, 75 % occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Most of these countries are facing a period of epidemiological transition, being...

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Main Authors: João M. Pedro, Edite Rosário, Miguel Brito, Henrique Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cardiovascular risk factors
Incidence
Prevalence
Epidemiology
Angola
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2759-9

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