Dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease risk

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 24, 2016, Pages 2406-

  Alderman, Michael H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; SALT INTAKE;

SALT INTAKE; SODIUM; SODIUM INTAKE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 85003905061     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1612304     Document Type: Letter

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