A survey of the management of gout in primary care

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Owens, D ^a   Whelan, B ^a   McCarthy, G ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; IRELAND; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR;

GOUT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID;

EID: 51249116526     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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