Sodium, blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-310

  Cohen, Hillel W ^a   Alderman, Michael H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Dietary recommendations; Mortality; Sodium intake

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SODIUM INTAKE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SODIUM, DIETARY; STROKE;

EID: 34250206651     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3281527901     Document Type: Review

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