A cost effectiveness analysis of salt reduction policies to reduce coronary heart disease in four Eastern Mediterranean countries.
<h4>Background</h4>Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is rising in middle income countries. Population based strategies to reduce specific CHD risk factors have an important role to play in reducing overall CHD mortality. Reducing dietary salt consumption is a potentially cost-effective way to...
Main Authors: | Helen Mason, Azza Shoaibi, Rula Ghandour, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell, Rana Khatib, Samer Jabr, Belgin Unal, Kaan Sözmen, Chokri Arfa, Wafa Aissi, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Fouad Fouad, Radwan Al-Ali, Abdullatif Husseini, MedCHAMPS project team |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24409297/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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