Coronary artery disease risk factors among fire-fighters in the Western Cape Province

Description

Magister Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science - MSRES / The work demands involved in fire-fighting place significant stress on the
cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of on-duty death among
fire fighters and is a major cause of morbidity. This study investigated the prevalence of
coronary artery disease risk factors among career fire fighters in the Western Cape.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6294

Tags

Coronary artery disease

Fire fighters

Cape Town

Western Cape

Cardio-vascular system

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6294
Date	January 2017
Creators	Achmat, Ghaleelullah
Contributors	Leach, Lloyd
Publisher	University of the Western Cape
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Rights	University of the Western Cape