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Heart of Africa
Stewart, Simon, Sliwa, Karen
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Description for Heart of Africa
Paperback. This book provides anyone with an interest in heart disease in Africa with an immediate sense of how the area is progressing from a clinical to research perspective and responding to this evolving epidemic. Num Pages: 264 pages, NO. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
While many high-income countries observe a relative decline in the population impact of heart disease and deal with the problem of an older patient population who readily survive earlier non-fatal encounters with the condition, Africa contends with a typically younger population with frequently advanced and often fatal heart disease. While high-income countries exclusively deal with non-communicable forms of heart disease, Africa contends with both communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease. Designed to provide anyone with an interest in heart disease in Africa with an immediate sense of how the area ... Read more
While many high-income countries observe a relative decline in the population impact of heart disease and deal with the problem of an older patient population who readily survive earlier non-fatal encounters with the condition, Africa contends with a typically younger population with frequently advanced and often fatal heart disease. While high-income countries exclusively deal with non-communicable forms of heart disease, Africa contends with both communicable and non-communicable forms of heart disease. Designed to provide anyone with an interest in heart disease in Africa with an immediate sense of how the area ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wileyblackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118336960
SKU
V9781118336960
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About Stewart, Simon, Sliwa, Karen
Simon Stewart PhD, NFESC, FAHA, FCSANZ Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Karen Sliwa MD, PhD, FESC, FACC Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Soweto Cardiovascular Research Group, ... Read more
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