Prevalence and etiologies of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Despite the recent increasing worldwide attention towards pulmonary hypertension (PH), its epidemiology remains poorly described in Africa. Accordingly, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of PH prevalence, incidence and etiologies in Africa. Methods We searched Pu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0549-5 |