Tackling the Growing Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Circulation. 2018 Nov 27;138(22):2449-2451. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.037367.

Author

A Kofi Amegah¹

Affiliation

¹ Public Health Research Group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

PMID: 30571350
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.037367

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa South of the Sahara; cardiovascular diseases; diet; exercise; lifestyle; mortality; quality-adjusted life years.

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / economics*
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / pathology
Cost of Illness*
Humans
Recommended Dietary Allowances
Risk Factors