Serum erythropoietin and aging: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1360-1365

  Ershler, William B ^a,b,c   Sheng, Shan ^b   McKelvey, Julie ^b   Artz, Andrew S ^a   Denduluri, Neelima ^a   Tecson, Josephine ^a   Taub, Dennis D ^b   Brant, Larry J ^b   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Longo, Dan L ^b  

^a Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anemia; BLSA; Erythropoietin

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TIME; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANEMIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 25144502003     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53416.x     Document Type: Article

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