A methodological look at the controversy about the influence of salt intake on cardiovascular risk

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¹ Centre of Research for Effectiveness and Appropriateness in Medicine, Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Subspecialties, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy. s.corrao@tiscali.it

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Salvatore Corrao et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2012 Aug.

. 2012 Aug;7(4):371-3.

doi: 10.1007/s11739-012-0778-9. Epub 2012 Apr 1.

¹ Centre of Research for Effectiveness and Appropriateness in Medicine, Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Subspecialties, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy. s.corrao@tiscali.it

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