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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6042699?pdf=render |