Dietary salt intake of Bangladeshi patients with kidney disease in East London: An exploratory case study

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  de Brito Ashurst, I ^a   Perry, L ^b   Sanders, T A B ^c   Thomas, J E ^c   Yaqoob, M M ^a   Dobbie, H ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi diet; Blood pressure; Chronic kidney disease; Salt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SALT INTAKE; SOCIAL STATUS; SODIUM INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67349220383     PISSN: 17514991     EISSN: 17514991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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