Salt reduction and low-sodium salt substitutes: Awareness among health-care providers in Mangalore, Karnataka

Introduction: Hypertension is an important noncommunicable disease of global significance. Low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) are increasingly being used for hypertensive persons. The sodium content of these salts is reduced by substituting varying proportion of sodium with potassium. Materials and...

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Main Authors: K Afshaan Fathima, Madhavi Bhargava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2018;volume=43;issue=4;spage=266;epage=269;aulast=Fathima