Dash-sodium trial: Where are the data?

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-94

  McCarron, David A ^a  

^a Academic Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIET; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 0037230522     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03200-4     Document Type: Editorial

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