Salt reduction in New Zealand: Are we keeping up with Australia?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1313, 2010, Pages 102-104

  Gorton, Delvina ^a   Jayasinha, Namalie ^a   Monro, Dave ^a  

^a National Heart Foundation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSUMER; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STROKE;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 77951748093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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