## Abstract ## Objective To determine the relevance of current gout quality indicators (QIs). ## Methods Members of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatology Consortium were invited to participate in an online survey and provide opinions (rank 0โ10) regarding existing gout QIs. Opinions sought on e
Quality of care indicators for gout management
โ Scribed by Ted R. Mikuls; Catherine H. MacLean; Jason Olivieri; Fausto Patino; Jeroan J. Allison; John T. Farrar; Warren B. Bilker; Kenneth G. Saag
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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