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Sodium and potassium excretion in an adult Caribbean population of African descent with a high burden of cardiovascular disease

BACKGROUND: High sodium diets with inadequate potassium and high sodium-to-potassium ratios are a known determinant of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Caribbean island of Barbados has a high prevalence of hypertension and mortality from CVD. Our objectives were to estimate sodium...

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Autores principales: Harris, Rachel M., Rose, Angela M. C., Hambleton, Ian R., Howitt, Christina, Forouhi, Nita G., Hennis, Anselm J. M., Samuels, T. Alafia, Unwin, Nigel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30092782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5694-0