Management of gout in primary care: Challenges and potential solutions

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1549-1550

  Dalbeth, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; COLCHICINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; URIC ACID;

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; GOUT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

FEMALE; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84882937638     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket215     Document Type: Editorial

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