Don't spare the salt?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 111-112

  Neal, Bruce C ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 79961142624     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03235.x     Document Type: Editorial

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