Salt reduction initiatives around the world

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1043-1050

  Webster, Jacqueline L ^a,d   Dunford, Elizabeth K ^a   Hawkes, Corinna ^b,c   Neal, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Food and Nutrition Policy ^*  (France)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Level 10 KGV Building ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; food reformulation; national action plan; salt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER; FINLAND; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRELAND; JAPAN; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955584240     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328345ed83     Document Type: Article

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