Excessive dietary sodium intake and elevated blood pressure: a review of current prevention and management strategies and the emerging role of pharmaconutrigenetics

Olivia M Dong^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
² Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

Review

Olivia M Dong. BMJ Nutr Prev Health. 2018.

. 2018 Sep 19;1(1):7-16.

doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2018-000004. eCollection 2018.

Olivia M Dong^{1

2}

¹ Center for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
² Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiology; nutrigenetics; pharmacogenetics; precision medicine.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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