Sex and Gender Influence on Cardiovascular Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, and Botswana
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1146 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 15, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 26, 2022
Published on: Sep 1, 2022
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© 2022 Rubee Dev, Divine-Favour Ofili, Valeria Raparelli, Hassan Behlouli, Zahra Azizi, Karolina Kublickiene, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Maria Trinidad Herrero, Louise Pilote, Colleen M. Norris, on behalf of the GOING-FWD Consortium, published by Ubiquity Press
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