How Far Should Salt Intake Be Reduced?

Hypertension

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1093-1099

  He, Feng J ^a   MacGregor, Graham A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Dose response; Sodium, dietary

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 0347479296     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000102864.05174.E8     Document Type: Article

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