Design and implementation of a Pacific intervention to increase uptake of urate-lowering therapy for gout: a study protocol

• Main Authors: Malakai Ofanoa (Author), Samuela Malakai Ofanoa (Author), Maryann Heather (Author), Siobhan Tu'akoi (Author), Hinamaha Lutui (Author), Nicola Dalbeth (Author), Corina Grey (Author), Bert van der Werf (Author), Felicity Goodyear-Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gout is a painful chronic disease which disrupts work and family life and can lead to chronic joint damage. Pacific people in Aotearoa/New Zealand experience significant inequities, with over three times the gout prevalence of the non-Pacific non-Māori populations. Pacific peopl...