SARS-CoV 2 Infection (Covid-19) and Cardiovascular Disease in Africa: Health Care and Socio-Economic Implications

Okechukwu S. Ogah; Ejiroghene M. Umuerri; Adewole Adebiyi; Olanike A. Orimolade; Mahmoud U. Sani; Dike B. Ojji; Amam C. Mbakwem; Simon Stewart; Karen Sliwa

doi:10.5334/gh.829

SARS-CoV 2 Infection (Covid-19) and Cardiovascular Disease in Africa: Health Care and Socio-Economic Implications

Volume 16 (2021): Issue 1

By: Okechukwu S. Ogah, Ejiroghene M. Umuerri, Adewole Adebiyi, Olanike A. Orimolade, Mahmoud U. Sani, Dike B. Ojji, Amam C. Mbakwem, Simon Stewart and Karen Sliwa

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|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.829 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179

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Language: English

Submitted on: May 26, 2020

Accepted on: Jan 13, 2021

Published on: Mar 15, 2021

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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Cardiovascular disease,

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