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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 137 |
Journal | Pan African Medical Journal |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | Aug 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Environmental Health and Occupational Health