Prevention of hypertension and stroke in Africa (multiple letters)

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9230, 2000, Pages 677-678

  Cappuccio, F P ^a   Plange Rhule, J ^a   Phillips, R O ^a   Eastwood, J B ^a   Yikona, J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AFRICA; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DIET; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STROKE;

EID: 0034686953     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)73821-6     Document Type: Letter

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