Gout and the risk of age-related macular degeneration in the elderly.

OBJECTIVE:To assess whether gout is associated with incident age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS:We used the 5% Medicare claims data from 2006-12 for all beneficiaries who were enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service (Parts A, B) and not enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, and resided in...

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Main Authors: Jasvinder A Singh, John D Cleveland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6042699?pdf=render