Shared Primacy of Sodium and Potassium on Cardiovascular Risk

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 598-601

  Adrogué, Horacio J ^a   Madias, Nicolaos E ^b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATHOGENESIS; POTASSIUM INTAKE; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 70349229260     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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