The recommended reference values for anaemia in the elderly are of limited usefulness;Aanbevolen grenswaarden voor anemie bij oude mensen beperkt bruikbaar

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 150, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 999-1001

  Olde Rikkert, M G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGING; ANEMIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33646507646     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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