Correlation between sodium and potassium excretion in 24- and 12-h urine samples
Low-sodium and high-potassium diets have been recommended as an adjunct to prevention and treatment of hypertension. Analysis of these nutrients in 24-h urine has been considered the reference method to estimate daily intake of these minerals. However, 24-h urine collection is difficult in epidemiol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000900002&lng=en&tlng=en |