Weighing the evidence: The Canadian experience

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Goldbloom, Richard B ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination; dietary sodium; health assessment; public health policy

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM INTAKE;

EID: 0031051228     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.584S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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