Patterns of health care utilization of gout patients in Hawai'i-high rates of emergency department utilization as compared to rheumatoid arthritis.
Recent and comprehensive research of gout in the Pacific region and Hawai'i is significantly lacking. This study was conducted to improve the understanding of the healthcare utilization of gout patients within a single health care system in Hawai'i. The objective was to examine gout inpati...
Main Authors: | Victoria P Mak, Andrea M Siu, So Yung Choi, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Sian Yik Lim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220978 |
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