Vitamin C intake and the risk of gout in men A prospective study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 502-507

  Choi, Hyon K ^a,f   Gao, Xiang ^b   Curhan, Gary ^b,c,d,e  

^a ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; GOUT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID; VITAMINS;

EID: 62349091981     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.606     Document Type: Article

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