Effect of anemia and comorbidity on functional status and mortality in old age: Results from the Leiden 85-plus Study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Den Elzen, Wendy P J ^a   Willems, Jorien M ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68549100007     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090040     Document Type: Article

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