Progress on Salt Reduction in the Pacific Islands: From Strategies to Action

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 503-509

  Christoforou, Anthea ^a   Snowdon, Wendy ^b   Laesango, Nevalyn ^c   Vatucawaqa, Seta ^d   Lamar, Daniel ^e   Alam, Lawrence ^f   Lippwe, Kippier ^g   Havea, Iemaima Lise ^h   Tairea, Karen ⁱ   Hoejskov, Peter ^j   Waqanivalu, Temo ^j   Webster, Jacqui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Pacific Research Centre for the Prevention of Obesity and Non Communicable Diseases   (Fiji)

^c Ministry of Health   (Solomon Islands)

^d Nauru Public Health Centre   (Nauru)

^e Department of Pediatrics   (Northern Mariana Islands)

^f Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services   (Guam)

^g FSM Health   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^h Tonga Health   (Tonga)

ⁱ Ministry of Health   (Cook Islands)

^j WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Intervention; Non communicable diseases; Pacific Islands; Salt; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONSULTATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SODIUM RESTRICTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

SALT INTAKE;

DIET, SODIUM-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STROKE;

EID: 84933678934     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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