Lifestyle Intervention Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension: A Review

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 346-360

  Bond Brill, Janet ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; DASH dietary pattern; disease prevention; health promotion; hypertension; lifestyle; sodium reduction; weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993682675     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610392873     Document Type: Review

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