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Elevation of Serum Uric Acid as a Clue to Alcohol Abuse
David E. Drum, MD;
Paula A. Goldman;
Carol B. Jankowski
Arch Intern Med. 1981;141(4):477-479.
Abstract
• Hyperuricemia in unselected admissions to a general hospital was found to be a significant correlate of alcohol abuse in male subjects. Unexplained elevation of the serum uric acid level should always stimulate inquiry for the behavioral features of alcoholism.
(Arch Intern Med 1981;141:477-479)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Radiology (Dr Drum and Mss Goldman and Jankowski) and the Alcoholism Service (Dr Drum), Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 20, 1980.
Reprint requests to Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115 (Dr Drum).
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