African Annals of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF THORACIC AND CARDIO-VASCULAR SURGEONS
  • Abbreviation: Afr. Ann. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1994-7461
  • DOI: 10.5897/AATCVS
  • Start Year: 2005
  • Published Articles: 69

Full Length Research Paper

The relationship between peripheral arterial disease severity and allostatic load: A national health and nutrition examination survey study

Kakra Hughes
  • Kakra Hughes
  • Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States. 2Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060,
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Olubode A. Olufajo
  • Olubode A. Olufajo
  • Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060, United States.
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Edmund Ameyaw
  • Edmund Ameyaw
  • Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, College of Medicine, Howard University, 501 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20060, United States.
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Kellee White
  • Kellee White
  • Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
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Dylan H. Roby
  • Dylan H. Roby
  • Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
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Craig S. Fryer
  • Craig S. Fryer
  • Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
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Joseph L. Wright
  • Joseph L. Wright
  • Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States. 5University of Maryland Capital Region Health, 3001 Hospital Dr, Cheverly, MD 20785, United States.
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Neil J. Sehgal
  • Neil J. Sehgal
  • Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 4200 Valley Dr, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
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  •  Received: 12 May 2021
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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