The international society of hypertension and world Hypertension league call on governments, nongovernmental organizations and the food industry to work to reduce dietary sodium

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 446-447

  Campbell, Norman R C ^a   Lackland, Daniel T ^b   Chockalingam, Arun ^c   Lisheng, Liu ^d   Harrap, Stephen B ^e   Touyz, Rhian M ^j   Burrell, Louise M ^e   Ramírez, Agustín J ^g   Schmieder, Roland E ^h   Schutte, Aletta E ⁱ   Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^f   Schiffrin, Ernesto L ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)   (India)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

ⁱ NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^k MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Hypertension; Nutrition; Salt policy; Sodium chloride

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SODIUM, DIETARY; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84907278867     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000079     Document Type: Article

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