Tophaceous joint disease strongly predicts hand function in patients with gout

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1804-1807

  Dalbeth, N ^a   Collis, J ^a   Gregory, K ^a   Clark, B ^a   Robinson, E ^a   Mcqueen, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gout; Hand function; Tophus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGOUT AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOUT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, GOUTY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 36448982861     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem246     Document Type: Article

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