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Gout in Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States
Journal of Rheumatology, 02/22/08
Krishnan E et al. - Of the 973 million ambulatory care visits in the United States, 3.9 million were for gout. The majority of visits were for men. The majority of patients with gout are seen by generalist physicians. Asian ethnicity is associated with higher number of visits for gout, but a lower frequency of allopurinol treatment.
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