Can genetics aggravate the health of isolated and remote populations? The case of gout, hyperuricaemia and osteoarthritis in Dalmatia

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Miljkovic A ^a   Pehlic M ^a   Budimir, D ^a   Gunjaca G ^a   Mudnic I ^a   Pavic A ^a   Jeroncic I ^a   Kolcic I ^a   Boban, M ^a   Hayward, C ^b   Polasek O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Croatia; Genetics; Gout; Health; Island; Policy; Remote

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SLC2A9 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROATIA; GENETICS; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

CROATIA; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; GOUT; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877893823     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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