Gout management in Swiss primary care – a retrospective observational study
Open Access
- 24 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SMW Supporting Association in Swiss Medical Weekly
- Vol. 150 (1718), w20209
- https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20209
Abstract
Swiss gout patients receive comprehensive treatment, which is reflected in a high number of patients treated with urate-lowering therapy, laboratory tests per person and a high treatment success rate, although there is no systematic approach to the treatment of gout.Keywords
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