Perceptions of disease and health-related quality of life among patients with gout

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 582-586

  Lee, Susan J ^a,b   Hirsch, Jan D ^c   Terkeltaub, Robert ^a,b   Khanna, Dinesh ^d   Singh, Jasvinder A ^e,f   Sarkin, Andrew ^b   Kavanaugh, Arthur ^b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gout; Health related quality of life; Outcomes; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65249136104     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep047     Document Type: Article

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