Seasonal patterns of cardiovascular disease mortality of adults in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on July 27, 2010

Authors

Gisela Kynast-Wolf1, Michael Preuß, Ali Sié, Bocar Kouyaté, Heiko Becher

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. gisela.kynast-wolf@urz.uni-heidelberg.de

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