Prevalence of anemia in skilled-nursing home residents

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-206

  Artz, Andrew S ^a,b,c   Fergusson, Dean ^b,d   Drinka, Paul J ^b,e   Gerald, Melvin ^b,f   Gravenstein, Stefan ^b,g   Lechich, Anthony ^b,h   Silverstone, Felix ^b,i   Finnigan, Shanda ^b,c   Janowski, Mark C ^b,c   McCamish, Mark A ^j   Ershler, William B ^a,b  

^a Inst Adv Studs Aging Geriatric M   (United States)

^b Natl Geriatrics Research Consortium   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^f Washington Nursing Facility   (United States)

^g EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center   (United States)

ⁱ Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^j Perlegen Sciences Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Frail elderly; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 20844433546     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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