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

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 201...

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Main Authors: Kuo, Chang-Fu, Grainge, Matthew J., Mallen, Christian, Zhang, Weiya, Doherty, Michael
Format: Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35900/