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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Latent overproductive hyperuricemia increases in patients during the intermittent phase of gouty arthritis under long-term antihyperuricemic treatment

H. TsutaniFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. KiribaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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S. ImamuraFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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N. YoshioFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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T. NakamuraFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan;Hayashi General Hospital, Fukui, Japan
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T. UedaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
Pages 207-210 | Received 04 Jun 1999, Accepted 20 Jun 2000, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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