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Abstract
Significant pain, activity limitation, and disability in patients with acute and chronic gouty arthritis lower health-related quality of life. Although many effective therapies are available for gouty arthritis, medication errors are common. One goal of therapy is to reduce the frequency of gout flares by lowering serum uric acid. Further, evidence suggests that the quality of care provided to patients with gout may also impact health-related quality of life. This article reviews evidence concerning quality of care and quality of life for patients with gout.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19296889 PMCID: PMC3855300 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-009-0022-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Rheumatol Rep ISSN: 1523-3774 Impact factor: 4.592