By how much does dietary salt reduction lower blood pressure? I - Analysis of observational data among populations

British Medical Journal

Volumn 302, Issue 6780, 1991, Pages 811-815

  Law, M R ^a   Frost, C D ^a   Wald, N J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0025797470     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6780.811     Document Type: Article

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