The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa: prevention challenges and opportunities for mitigation

Lemma N. Bulto; Jeroen M. Hendriks

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The burden of cardiovascular disease in Africa: prevention challenges and opportunities for mitigation

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The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa has emerged as a major public health problem, significantly affecting both individual health and healthcare systems. Africa is now facing a double burden of disease where patients are suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as coronary heart disease, along with the burden of infectious diseases and nutritional problems...

Original language	English
Article number	zvad134
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad134
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 Dec 2023

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Cardiovascular disease
Burden of disease
Africa

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Bulto, L. N., Roseleur, J., Noonan, S., Pinero de Plaza, M. A., Champion, S., Dafny, H. A., Pearson, V., Nesbitt, K., Gebremichael, L. G., Beleigoli, A., Schultz, T., Hines, S., Clark, R. A. & Hendriks, J. M., 1 Jan 2024, In: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 23, 1, p. 21-32 12 p.
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