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Commentaries |
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Medication Trials: In an Imperfect World: Gout and Parkinson’s Disease
Joseph H. Friedman, MD |
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An Ailment for the Royally Nourished
Stanley M. Aronson, MD |
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CONTRIBUTIONS |
352 |
INTRODUCTION
Hyperuricemia and Gout
Bernard Zimmermann, MD |
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Medical Implications of Hyperuricemia
Larissa Sachs, MD; Kerri L. Batra, MD; Bernard Zimmermann, MD |
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Diagnosis and Management of Acute Gout
Nazli Conway, MD; Stuart Schwartz, MD |
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Approach To the Treatment of Hyperuricemia
Samuel H. Poon, MD; Harald A. Hall, MD; Bernard Zimmermann, MD |
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Gout In Women
Jill McClory, MD; Nuha Said, MD |
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Treatment Failure Gout
Saman Ali, MD; Edward V. Lally, MD |
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COLUMNS |
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IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Intranasal Mucosal Malignant Melanoma
Robert Bagdasaryan, MD; Mark Andreozzi, DO
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ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY
Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Lipid-lowering Therapies among Rhode Islanders with Diabetes Enrolled In Medicare Part D Plans in 2006 and 2007
Stephen Kogut, PhD, MBA, RPh; Aisling Caffrey, PhD; Lynn Pezzullo, RPh
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GERIATRICS FOR THE PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections In Long-Term-Care-Facility Residents
Porpon Rotjanapan, MD; David Dosa, MD, MPH |
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PHYSICIAN’S LEXICON
The Wanderings of the Vagus Nerve
Stanley M. Aronson, MD
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HEALTH BY NUMBERS
Diabetes Prevention and Control: Progress Towards Healthy People 2010 Goals
Annie Gjelsvik, PhD; Dona Goldman, RN, MPH; Marilyn Moy, RN, MSW |
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POINT OF VIEW
Prevention of Relapsing Mediocrity: How To Maintain Performance Improvement In Hospitals
John S. Coldiron, MD, MPH
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November Heritage
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Cover "Monosodium urate crystals aspirated from the subcutaneous tissue of a patient with cutaneous manifestations of gout and viewed with a polarized light microscope"
by Bernard Zimmermann, MD, and Peter Libbey, MD |
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