The epidemiology of hyperuricemia in children of Taiwan aborigines

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 841-845

  Liu, Chiu Shong ^a   Li, Tsai Chun ^a   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Children; Hyperuricemia

Indexed keywords

LIPID; URIC ACID;

ABORIGINE; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; URIC ACID;

EID: 12444314080     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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