Population-Wide Sodium Reduction: The Bumpy Road from Evidence to Policy

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 417-425

  Appel, Lawrence J ^a,b,c   Angell, Sonia Y ^d   Cobb, Laura K ^c   Limper, Heather M ^e   Nelson, David E ^f   Samet, Jonathan M ^g   Brownson, Ross C ^h  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular Disease; Hypertension; Nutrition; Policy; Salt; Sodium

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SALT REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM, DIETARY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84861376525     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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