Heart disease in the Tropics /

Heart Disease in the Tropics indicates features in cardio-vascular diseases induced by tropical conditions and by diseases peculiar to the tropics. The book provides chapters that discuss the incidence of heart disease in the tropics; the cardio-vascular phenomena in tropical conditions; the cardiac...

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Main Author: Gunewardene, H. O. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Calcutta : Butterworth & Co. (India) Ltd., 1935.
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Summary:Heart Disease in the Tropics indicates features in cardio-vascular diseases induced by tropical conditions and by diseases peculiar to the tropics. The book provides chapters that discuss the incidence of heart disease in the tropics; the cardio-vascular phenomena in tropical conditions; the cardiac complications of ankylostoma infection, rheumatic heart disease, diabetes, diphtheria, syphilis, and high blood pressure; and signs and symptoms of cardio-vascular diseases and therapeutic considerations. Cardiologists, physicians, and medical researchers will find the text insightful.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781483195117
1483195112