Gout and African Americans: Reducing disparities.
African Americans are more likely to suffer from gout and are less likely to receive optimal treatment for it. Physicians should be aware of risk factors for gout and professional guidelines for treating acute attacks and high uric acid levels, and should help develop strategies to reduce disparities in healthcare delivery.
Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology Fellow, Division of Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA. E-mail: Bharat-Kumar@UIowa.edu.
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Kumar
Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Lenert
D001741:Black or African American; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D054539:Medication Therapy Management; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis
D006074:Gout Suppressants; D014527:Uric Acid