RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gout and African Americans: Reducing disparities
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 665
OP 673
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15133
VO 83
IS 9
A1 Bharat Kumar
A1 Petar Lenert
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/9/665.abstract
AB African Americans are more likely to suffer from gout and are less likely to receive optimal treatment for it. Physicians should be aware of risk factors for gout and professional guidelines for treating acute attacks and high uric acid levels, and should help develop strategies to reduce disparities in healthcare delivery.