Labelling salt in food: If yes, how?

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9451, 2004, Pages 2079-2081

  Sharp, David ^a  

^a THE LANCET   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREAL; FOOD PACKAGING; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM APPETITE; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

EID: 10344233665     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17564-8     Document Type: Note

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