Allopurinol Therapy in Gout Patients Does Not Associate with Beneficial Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Population-Based Matched-Cohort Study

• Victor C. Kok ,

  * E-mail: doctorkok@hotmail.com (VCK); horng@db.csie.ncu.edu.tw (J-TH)

  Affiliations Public Health and Clinical Informatics Research Group, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Jorng-Tzong Horng ,

  * E-mail: doctorkok@hotmail.com (VCK); horng@db.csie.ncu.edu.tw (J-TH)

  Affiliations Public Health and Clinical Informatics Research Group, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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• Wan-Shan Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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• Ya-Fang Hong,

  Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Tzu-Hao Chang

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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