Contemporary Profile and In-Hospital Outcomes of Decompensated Heart Failure in a Semi-Rural Setting in Cameroon: The Buea Heart Study

Clovis Nkoke; Jean Jacques Noubiap; Siddikatou Djibrilla; Ali Abas; Ahmadou Musa Jingi; Ulrich Flore Nyaga; Gijo Thomas; Alain Menanga; Samuel Kingue; Anastase Dzudie

doi:10.5334/gh.1442

Contemporary Profile and In-Hospital Outcomes of Decompensated Heart Failure in a Semi-Rural Setting in Cameroon: The Buea Heart Study

Volume 20 (2025): Issue 1

By: Clovis Nkoke, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Siddikatou Djibrilla, Ali Abas, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Gijo Thomas, Alain Menanga, Samuel Kingue and Anastase Dzudie

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© 2025 Clovis Nkoke, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Siddikatou Djibrilla, Ali Abas, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Ulrich Flore Nyaga, Gijo Thomas, Alain Menanga, Samuel Kingue, Anastase Dzudie, published by Ubiquity Press
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