The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 11, Supplement 1 , Pages S29-S31 , November 2006

Case 9: Initiation of Urate-Lowering Therapy for Advanced Gout Complicated by Chronic Renal Insufficiency

  • N. Lawrence Edwards, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0277.

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PII: S0002-9343(06)00771-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.06.027

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 11, Supplement 1 , Pages S29-S31 , November 2006

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