Commentary: Role of salt intake in the development of high blood pressure

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 975-978

  Elliott, Paul ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM APPETITE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 27544472525     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi179     Document Type: Note

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