Variation in gout care in Aotearoa New Zealand : a national analysis of quality markers

Uses data drawn for the New Zealand Atlas of Healthcare Variation to examine variation in regularity of allopurinol dispensing, laboratory testing for serum urate, and acute hospitalisation for gout. Calculates standardised rates by age, gender, ethnicity and District Health Board (DHB) of domicile,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New Zealand medical journal 2014-10, Vol.127 (1404), p.37-47
1. Verfasser:	Jackson, Gary
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Allopurinol - therapeutic use Arthritis Asian people Data collection Ethnicity Evaluation Female Gender Gout Gout - drug therapy Gout - epidemiology Gout - ethnology Gout Suppressants - therapeutic use Humans Laboratories Linked Data Male Middle Aged New Zealand - epidemiology Older people Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Primary care Primary health care Quality Indicators, Health Care Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	Uses data drawn for the New Zealand Atlas of Healthcare Variation to examine variation in regularity of allopurinol dispensing, laboratory testing for serum urate, and acute hospitalisation for gout. Calculates standardised rates by age, gender, ethnicity and District Health Board (DHB) of domicile, looking at potential inter-relationships. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716