Mobilising the Americas for dietary salt reduction

The Lancet

Volumn 377, Issue 9768, 2011, Pages 793-795

  Campbell, Norm R C ^a   Legowski, Barbara ^b   Legetic, Branka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SALT INTAKE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 79952361623     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60489-8     Document Type: Note

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