Commentary: Sodium and blood pressure in the Intersalt study and other studies—in reply to the Salt Institute

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7041, 1996, Pages 1285-1287

  Stamler, Jeremiah ^a   Elliott, Paul ^b   Dyer, Alan R ^a   Stamler, Rose ^a   Kesteloot, Hugo ^c   Marmot, Michael ^d  

^a University Medical School ^*  (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007685267     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7041.1285     Document Type: Article

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