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disease-of-kings · nuki-simkin-2006-history-of-gout
- Citation
- nuki-simkin-2006-history-of-gout
- Claim ID
- disease-of-kings
- Assertion
- Because gout was associated with rich food and alcohol that only the affluent could afford, it was called the 'disease of kings'; Hippocrates called it an 'arthritis of the rich'.
- Quote
Because it is clearly associated with a lifestyle that, at least in the past, could only be afforded by the affluent, gout has been referred to as the 'disease of kings'.
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Introduction
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