title: Echocardiography: a tool to foster research into neglected cardiovascular diseases in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração, Maputo, Moçambique. amocumbi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana Olga
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mocumbi
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012109:Research Support as Topic
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