Methodological Challenges in Estimating Trends and Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
Background. Although 80% of the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is in developing countries, the 2010 global burden of disease (GBD) estimates have been cited to support a premise that sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is exempt from the CVD epidemic sweeping across developing countries. The widely pub...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Cardiology Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/921021 |