The negative prognostic synergism of anemia and heart disease in female nursing home residents

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1460-1462

  De Maria, Renata ^a   Ripamonti, Vittorino ^b   Sandri, Riccardo ^b   Ceretti, Aldo Pisani ^b   Ferratini, Maurizio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 27644583424     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.06.095     Document Type: Article

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