Different duration of colchicine for preventing recurrence of gouty arthritis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-107

  Karimzadeh, H ^a   Nazari, Javad ^a   Mottaghi, P ^a   Kabiri, P ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Colchicine; Gout; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOUT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33748471574     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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