Recommending salt intake reduction to the hypertensive patient: More than just lip service

High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 59-64

  Strazzullo, Pasquale ^a   Delia, Lanfranco ^a   Cairella, Giulia ^b   Scalfi, Luca ^c   Schiano Di Cola, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Department of Prevention   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; Dietary salt; hypertension; lifestyle modifications; public health policy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET THERAPY; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEAT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MILK; MOTIVATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMUNICATION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 84864835609     PISSN: 11209879     EISSN: 11791985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11632130-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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