Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 12 , Pages 921-928 , December 2009

Hyperuricemia Associated With Rapid Renal Function Decline in Elderly Taiwanese Subjects

  • Chung-Jen Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chung-Jen Yen, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10006, Taiwan
    • Chung-Jen Yen and Chih-Kang Chiang contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Chih-Kang Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Integrated Diagnostics and Therapeutics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Chung-Jen Yen and Chih-Kang Chiang contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Li-Chun Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sandy Huey-Jen Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuan-Yu Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kwan-Dun Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tun-Jun Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 17 February 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 May 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60004-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60004-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 12 , Pages 921-928 , December 2009

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