Red blood cell distribution width and the risk of death in middle-aged and older adults

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 515-523

  Patel, Kushang V ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a   Ershler, William B ^a   Longo, Dan L ^a   Gurainik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62449178455     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.11     Document Type: Article

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