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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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 127; no. 1404; pp. 37 - 47
Main Author Jackson, Gary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 17.10.2014
Subjects
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
New Zealand
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Archived by the National Library of New Zealand
Includes appendix, illustrations, references, tables
Access restrictions apply. Archived copy only available onsite.
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ISSN:0028-8446
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