Salt intake of the Slovene population assessed by 24 h urinary sodium excretion

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1803-1809

  Ribi, Cirila Hlastan ^a,b   Zakotnik, Joica Mauec ^a   Vertnik, Lidija ^a   Vegnuti, Miljana ^c   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

24 h urine collection; Body mass index; Regions; Salt intake

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVENIA; URINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; DIET RECORDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SLOVENIA; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 79451473693     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001000025X     Document Type: Article

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