What is killing? People's knowledge about coronary heart disease, attitude towards prevention and main risk reduction barriers in Ismailia, Egypt (descriptive cross-sectional study).
(2013) In Pan African Medical Journal 15(Aug 16). p.137-137- Abstract
- Cardiovascular diseases are a public health concern everywhere, especially ischemic or coronary heart diseases (CHD) which are on top of causes list of mortality and morbidity in both genders globally. From which nearly 80% can be because of modifiable risks. In Egypt, there is a lack of studies on the knowledge of people about coronary heart diseases and its modifiable risks. So, this research reported here we designed to measure the dimensions of peoples knowledge about CHD and their attitude towards prevention, and to identify the main risk reduction barriers.
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- author
- Seef, Sameh ; Jeppsson, Anders LU and Stafström, Martin LU
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- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Pan African Medical Journal
- volume
- 15
- issue
- Aug 16
- pages
- 137 - 137
- publisher
- African Field Epidemiology Network
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- pmid:24319527
- scopus:84887431230
- pmid:24319527
- ISSN
- 1937-8688
- DOI
- 10.11604/pamj.2013.15.137.1628
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- e36398d5-c89d-4f8b-a875-17440471fb50 (old id 4225008)
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