Acute gouty arthritis is seasonal

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 342-344

  Schlesinger, Naomi ^a,d   Gowin, Kristin M ^b   Baker, Daniel G ^a   Beutler, Anna M ^a   Hoffman, Bruce I ^a   Schumacher Jr , H Ralph ^b,c  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Medical Clinic of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Gout; Seasons

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; URATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOUT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOVIAL FLUID; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031888003     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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