title: [The Dutch College of General Practitioners' "Gout" Standard: a response from rheumatologists].
abstract: The authors (rheumatologists) agree with most recommendations of the Dutch College of General Practitioners' guidelines for the diagnosis and management of gout. The most important criticism concerns the supposed diagnostic value of serum urate levels: close examination of the data suggests that this value is very limited.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Reumatologie en Klinische Immunologie, Postbus 85.500, 3508 GA Utrecht. j.w.g.jacobs@azu.nl
authors.forename: J W G
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J W J
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bijlsma
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid