Epidemiology of gout: Is the incidence rising?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2403-2406

  Arromdee, Emvalee ^a   Michet, Clement J ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   O'Fallon, W Michael ^a   Gabriel, Sherine E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gout

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DIURETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROBENECID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA;

EID: 0036844297     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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