Response to 'Estimation of sodium excretion should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler: misleading papers and editorial on spot urines'

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¹ aPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics cDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada dHRB-Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.

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Andrew Mente et al. J Hypertens. 2015 Apr.

. 2015 Apr;33(4):887-90.

doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000549.

¹ aPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics cDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada dHRB-Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.

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Association of urinary sodium and potassium excretion with blood pressure.
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Estimation of sodium excretion should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler: misleading papers and editorial on spot urines.
He FJ, Ivković V, Jelaković B, Morris J, MacGregor GA. He FJ, et al. J Hypertens. 2015 Apr;33(4):884-6. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000548. J Hypertens. 2015. PMID: 25915895 No abstract available.