Iron status and anemia in a population-based study of women with and without disability living in the community: The Women's Health and Aging Studies

Haematologica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-358

  Semba, Richard D ^a,d   Guralnik, Jack M ^b   Chaves, Paulo ^a,c   Ricks, Michelle O ^a   Fried, Linda P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anemia; Community; Iron status; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGING; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; IRON; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 2942701754     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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