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ECG Abnormalities and Arterial Stiffness by HIV Status among High-Risk Populations in Rakai, Uganda: A Pilot Study Cover

ECG Abnormalities and Arterial Stiffness by HIV Status among High-Risk Populations in Rakai, Uganda: A Pilot Study

Global Heart
Volume 16 (2021): Issue 1
By: Rocio Enriquez,  Robert Ssekubugu,  Godfrey Kigozi,  Dorean Nabukalu,  Gaetano Marrone,  Susanne Rautiainen,  Bruna Gigante,  Steven J. Reynolds,  Fred Nalugoda,  Larry W. Chang,  Anna Mia Ekström,  Nelson K. Sewankambo,  David Serwadda and  Helena Nordenstedt  
Open Access
|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1015 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 25, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 12, 2021
Published on: Dec 8, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease,
HIV,
ECG,
Arterial Stiffness,
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy,
and Uganda

© 2021 Rocio Enriquez, Robert Ssekubugu, Godfrey Kigozi, Dorean Nabukalu, Gaetano Marrone, Susanne Rautiainen, Bruna Gigante, Steven J. Reynolds, Fred Nalugoda, Larry W. Chang, Anna Mia Ekström, Nelson K. Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Helena Nordenstedt, published by Ubiquity Press
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