Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages e6-e8 , December 2010

Serum Urate Levels in Different Regions of the Chinese Subcontinent and Their Possible Relationship to Gross Domestic Product per Capita, Predominance of Sedentary Occupations, and Prevalence of Obesity

  • Chin-Hsiu Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Chin-Hsiu Liu MD, Rheumatology Division, No. 289, Jianguo Rd. Sindian City, Taipei County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hou-Heng Su, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, Qingdao Municipal East Hospital, Qingdao, China
    • ,
  • David T.Y. Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

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 The first two authors share equal contributions.The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

PII: S0049-0172(09)00096-1

doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2009.08.001

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages e6-e8 , December 2010

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