A randomized trial on sodium reduction in two developing countries

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-60

  Forrester, T ^a   Adeyemo, A ^b   Soarres Wynter, S ^a   Sargent, L ^a   Bennett, F ^a   Wilks, R ^a   Luke, A ^c   Prewitt, E ^c   Kramer, H ^c   Cooper, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BP; Developing countries; Sodium reduction

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; JAMAICA; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 19944432068     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001782     Document Type: Article

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