A Call for Quality Research on Salt Intake and Health: From the World Hypertension League and Supporting Organizations

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 469-471

  Campbell, Norm R C ^a   Appel, Larry J ^b   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^c   Correa Rotter, Ricardo ^d   Hankey, Graeme J ^e   Lackland, Daniel T ^f   Macgregor, Graham ^g   Neal, Bruce ^h   Niebylski, Mark L ⁱ   Webster, Jacqui ^j   Willis, Kevin J ^k   Woodward, Mark ^j,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d Natl Institute of Medical Sciences   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h University of Sydney   (Australia)

ⁱ World Hypertension League   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^k Canadian Stroke Network   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SALT INTAKE; SCIENTIST; SODIUM INTAKE; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TARGET ORGAN; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STANDARDS;

SODIUM INTAKE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 84904035368     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12364     Document Type: Article

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