The urgent need to reduce sodium consumption

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1439-1441

  Havas, Stephen ^a   Dickinson, Barry D ^a   Wilson, Modena ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748914808     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.12.1439     Document Type: Note

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