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The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease from Air Pollution in Rwanda

Annals of Global Health
Volume 90 (2024): Issue 1
By: Gabriella Taghian,  Samantha Fisher,  Thomas C. Chiles,  Agnes Binagwaho and  Philip Landrigan  
Open Access
|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4322 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 17, 2023
Published on: Jan 8, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease,
air pollution,
epidemiologic transition,
Rwanda,
Africa

© 2024 Gabriella Taghian, Samantha Fisher, Thomas C. Chiles, Agnes Binagwaho, Philip Landrigan, published by Ubiquity Press
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