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2012Author
Kimani, Samuel
Kainga, Stephen
Chege, Margaret
Wagoro, Miriam
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Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a sub Saharan Africa cardiovascular and other metabolic diseases including diabetes are increasingly causing significant socio-economic and health burden. The increase has severely affected our health care systems already struggling with the burden of tropical and communicable diseases. Patients with diabetes are 2-4 times likely to develop cardiovascular disease and/or stroke. Although the risk factors for cardiovascular disease among type 2 diabetes may be known, there is inadequate information concerning diabetic patients attending Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).
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Journal of Cardiovascular NursingPublisher
School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]