How three countries in the Americas are fortifying dietary salt reduction: A north and south perspective

Health Policy

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-33

  Legowski, Barbara ^a   Legetic, Branka ^b  

^a Public Health and Preventive Medicine Consultant   (Canada)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Americas; Dietary salt reduction; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

ADVERTIZING; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD COMPOSITION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MARKETING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEAL; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE;

ARGENTINA; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 79960900945     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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