title: Response to letter regarding article, "lower levels of sodium intake and reduced cardiovascular risk".
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Nancy R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Whelton
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary