Is Reducing Dietary Sodium Controversial? Is It the Conduct of Studies With Flawed Research Methods That Is Controversial? A Perspective From the World Hypertension League Executive Committee

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 85-86

  Campbell, Norm R C ^a   Lackland, Daniel T ^b   Niebylski, Mark L ^c   Nilsson, Peter M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c World Hypertension League   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SODIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM INTAKE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SALT INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 84922894096     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12437     Document Type: Article

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