Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to dietary sodium among 35- to 50-year-old Ontario residents

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Papadakis, Sophia ^a   Pipe, Andrew L ^a   Moroz, Isabella A ^a   Reid, Robert D ^a   Blanchard, Christopher M ^b   Cote, Danielle F ^a   Mark, Amy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviours; Hypertension; Intentions; Knowledge; Prevention; Self efficacy; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SODIUM INTAKE;

EID: 77952306084     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70384-6     Document Type: Article

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