Gout and dementia in the elderly: a cohort study of Medicare claims
Abstract Background Conflicting data in the literature raise the question whether gout, independent of its treatment, increases the risk of dementia in the elderly. Our objective was to assess whether gout in older adults is associated with the risk of incident dementia. Methods We used the 5% Medic...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0975-0 |