Anemia - Prevalence and etiology among acutely admitted geriatric patients;Anæmi - Prævalens og ætiologi hos patienter indlagt på en geriatrisk afdeling

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 170, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1453-1457

  Pedersen, Landreas James Thestrup ^a   Skjelbo, Erik ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 44249092573     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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