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Elevated levels of sodium in community drinking water
Author(s) -
Calabrese Edward J.,
Tuthill Robert W.,
Klar Janelle M.,
Sieger Thomas L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1980.tb04601.x
Subject(s) - sodium , blood pressure , high sodium , low sodium , environmental health , medicine , chemistry , zoology , endocrinology , biology , organic chemistry
A comparison study of students from towns with differing levels of sodium in drinking water revealed statistically significantly higher blood pressure distributions among the students from the town with high sodium levels. Differences were found in both systolic and diastolic readings, in boys as well as girls.