Rising burden of gout in the UK but continuing suboptimal management: a nationwide population study

Kuo, Chang-Fu; J. Grainge, Matthew; Mallen, Christian; Zhang, Weiya; Doherty, Michael

doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204463

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Rising burden of gout in the UK but continuing suboptimal management: a nationwide population study

Published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 16, 2014

Authors:

Chang-Fu Kuo

Matthew J. Grainge

Christian Mallen

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To describe trends in the epidemiology of gout and patterns of urate-lowering treatment (ULT) in the UK general population from 1997 to 2012. METHODS: We used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink to estimate the prevalence and incidence of gout for each calendar year from 1997 to 2012...

Subject

Gout

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

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