Independent and conjoint associations of gout and hyperuricaemia with total and cardiovascular mortality

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 647-658

  Stack, A G ^a,b   Hanley, A ^c   Casserly, L F ^a   Cronin, C J ^a   Abdalla, A A ^a   Kiernan, T J ^a   Murthy, B V R ^d   Hegarty, A ^b   Hannigan, A ^b   Nguyen, H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DIURETIC AGENT; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84880323787     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct083     Document Type: Article

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