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Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1692-1694

  Gelber, Allan C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; URIC ACID;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; CITRUS FRUIT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GOUT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CITRUS; GOUT; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; URIC ACID; VITAMINS;

EID: 54049083109     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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