The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59, January 2010

The Dynamics of Chronic Gout Treatment: Medication Gaps and Return to Therapy

  • Leslie R. Harrold, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • Health Maintenance Organization Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Denver
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Leslie R. Harrold, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech 4, Suite 315, 377 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605
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  • Susan E. Andrade, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • Health Maintenance Organization Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Denver
    • ,
  • Becky Briesacher, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
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  • Marsha A. Raebel, Pharm D

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver
    • Health Maintenance Organization Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Denver
    • ,
  • Hassan Fouayzi, MS

      Affiliations

    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
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  • Robert A. Yood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Worcester, Mass
    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass
    • Fallon Clinic, Worcester, Mass
    • Health Maintenance Organization Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Denver
    • ,
  • Ira S. Ockene, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass

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 Funding: This work was supported by Grant Number K23AR053856 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Bethesda, Md). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases or the National Institutes of Health.

 Conflict of Interest: We have no conflict of interest to declare for this work.

 Authorship: All authors listed on the manuscript had access to the data and contributed sufficiently to the project to qualify as authors.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00710-4

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.05.026

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 54-59, January 2010

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