We can reduce dietary sodium, save money, and save lives

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 526-527

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a   Briss, Peter A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SODIUM INTAKE; STROKE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAST FOOD; HEART INFARCTION; NOTE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FAST FOODS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NUTRITION POLICY; SODIUM, DIETARY; STROKE; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952349160     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-8-201004200-00214     Document Type: Editorial

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