Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1049-1060 , December 2005

Cured meat consumption and hypertension: an analysis from NHANES III (1988-94)

  • David C. Paik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Department of Surgery, North General Hospital, New York, NY 10035, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Tel.: +1 212 305 1622; fax: +1 212 305 7238.
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  • Thomas D. Wendel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY 10003, USA
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  • Harold P. Freeman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, North General Hospital, New York, NY 10035, USA

Received 20 November 2004 ,Revised 20 September 2005 ,Accepted 12 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2005.10.002

Nutrition Research
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1049-1060 , December 2005

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