What rheumatologists should know about gout and cardiovascular disease

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 854-

  Marasini, Bianca ^a   Massarotti, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE; URIC ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GOUT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; BLOOD; NOTE; PHYSICIAN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GOUT; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICIANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; URIC ACID;

EID: 66149128809     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.081039     Document Type: Letter

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