Gout as a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke in England: Evidence from record linkage studies

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2251-2259

  Seminog, Olena O ^a   Goldacre, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Gout; MI; Record linkage; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GOUT; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE STROKE; GOUT; MI; RECORD LINKAGE; RISK FACTORS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887794673     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket293     Document Type: Article

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