High salt meals in staff canteens of salt policy makers: Observational study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7837, 2011, Pages

  Brewster, L M ^a   Berentzen, C A ^a   Van Montfrans, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; MEAL; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CATERING SERVICE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION POLICY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84856594979     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7352     Document Type: Article

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