Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and the Middle East: the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study.

Alawi A. Alsheikh-Ali,Mohamed I. Omar,Frederick J. Raal,Wafa Rashed,Omar Hamoui,Abdoul Kane,Mohamed Alami,Paula Abreu,Walid M. Mashhoud

Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and the Middle East: the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study.

2014

Alawi A. Alsheikh-Ali
Mohamed I. Omar
Frederick J. Raal
Wafa Rashed
Omar Hamoui
Abdoul Kane
Mohamed Alami
Paula Abreu
Walid M. Mashhoud

Background Increased urbanization in the developing world parallels a rising burden of chronic diseases. Developing countries account for ∼80% of global cardiovascular (CV) deaths, but contribute a paucity of systematic epidemiological data on CV risk factors.

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Alternative medicine
Environmental health
Obesity
Risk factor
Body mass index
Dyslipidemia
Developing country
Epidemiology
Diabetes mellitus
Urbanization
Medicine
smoking habit
Middle East
Pediatrics

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