The salt epidemic: Old and new concerns

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 168-171

  Zoccali, C ^a,c   Mallamaci, F ^b  

^a BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Div di Nefrologia G Monasterio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Salt; Salt sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN TROGLODYTES;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 0034201363     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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