Multinational evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of gout: Integrating systematic literature review and expert opinion of a broad panel of rheumatologists in the 3e initiative

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 328-335

  Sivera, Francisca ^a   Andrés, Mariano ^b   Carmona, Loreto ^c   Kydd, Alison S R ^d   Moi, John ^e   Seth, Rakhi ^f   Sriranganathan, Melonie ^f   Van Durme, Caroline ^g,h   Van Echteld, Irene ⁱ   Vinik, Ophir ^j   Wechalekar, Mihir D ^k   Aletaha, Daniel ^l   Bombardier, Claire ^j,m   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^n,o   Edwards, Christopher J ^f   Landewé, Robert B ^i,p   Bijlsma, Johannes W ^q   Branco, Jaime C ^r,s   Burgos Vargas, Rubén ^t   Catrina, Anca I ^u   Elewaut, Dirk ^v   Ferrari, Antonio J L ^w   Kiely, Patrick ^x   Leeb, Burkhard F ^y   Montecucco, Carlomaurizio ^z   Müller Ladner, Ulf ^aa   Østergaard, Mikkel ^ab   Zochling, Jane ^ac   Falzon, Louise ^ad   Van Der Heijde, Désirée M ^ae   more..

^a Hospital General Elda   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^k FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^m MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁿ CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^o MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^p UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^q UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^r NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^s HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^t HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^u KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^v GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^w FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^x ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^y State Hospital Stockerau   (Austria)

^z UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^aa JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^ab Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^ad NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^ae LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; BENZBROMARONE; CANAKINUMAB; COLCHICINE; FEBUXOSTAT; GLUCOCORTICOID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PEGLOTICASE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; INJECTION SITE REACTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84891743514     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203325     Document Type: Article

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