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Gout: cartoonized and bagatellized and still left untreated. Time to change

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The patient from Fig. 2 is gratefully acknowledged for his cooperation; he has passed already years ago.

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The author has participated in advisory boards with Abbvie, Astra/Zeneca, BMS, Janssen, Menarini, Novartis, Roche and UCB and has reveived research grants from Abbvie and UCB.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology VieCuri MC, Venlo, The Netherlands

    Tim L. Jansen

  2. Scientific Institute for Quality in HealthCare RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Tim L. Jansen

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Jansen, T.L. Gout: cartoonized and bagatellized and still left untreated. Time to change. Clin Rheumatol 34, 1317–1319 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-2986-y

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