A Delphi exercise to identify characteristic features of gout - Opinions from patients and physicians, the first stage in developing new classification criteria

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 498-505

  Prowse, Rebecca L ^a   Dalbeth, Nicola ^b   Kavanaugh, Arthur ^c   Adebajo, Adewale O ^d   Gaffo, Angelo L ^e   Terkeltaub, Robert ^c   Mandell, Brian F ^f   Suryana, Bagus P P ^g   Goldenstein Schainberg, Claudia ^h   Diaz Torne, Cèsar ⁱ   Khanna, Dinesh ^j   Lioté, Frederic ^k   McCarthy, Geraldine ^l   Kerr, Gail S ^m   Yamanaka, Hisashi ⁿ   Janssens, Hein ^o   Baraf, Herbert F ^p   Chen, Jiunn Horng ^q   Vazquez Mellado, Janitzia ^r   Harrold, Leslie R ^s   Stamp, Lisa K ^t   Van De Laar, Mart A ^u   Janssen, Matthijs ^v   Doherty, Michael ^w   Boers, Maarten ^x   Edwards, N Lawrence ^y   Gow, Peter ^z   Chapman, Peter ^aa   Khanna, Puja ^j   Helliwell, Philip S ^ab   Grainger, Rebecca ^ac   Schumacher, H Ralph ^ad   Neogi, Tuhina ^ae   Jansen, Tim L ^af   Louthrenoo, Worawit ^ag   Sivera, Francisca ^ah   Taylor, William J ^ac   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^m VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^o RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^p Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates   (United States)

^q CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^r HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^s UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^t UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^u MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^v University of Nottingham ^*  (Netherlands)

^w UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^x VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^y UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^z Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^aa CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^ae BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^af RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^ag CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^ah MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Classification; Criteria; Gout; Patients; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; DELPHI EXERCISE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEB BROWSER;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; GOUT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84875864600     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121037     Document Type: Article

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