High prevalence of gout with sleep apnea

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-

  Abrams, Burton ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; URATE; URIC ACID;

ACIDOSIS; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GOUT; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANOXIA; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GOUT; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; URIC ACID;

EID: 84855206232     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.10.029     Document Type: Letter

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