Relationship between anaemia and cognitive functions in elderly people

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Terekeci, Hakan M ^a   Kucukardali, Yasar ^a   Onem, Yalcin ^a   Erikci, Alev Akyol ^a   Kucukardali, Betul ^b   Sahan, Burak ^a   Sayan, Ozkan ^a   Celik, Serkan ^a   Gulec, Mahir ^c   Sanisoglu, Yavuz S ^d   Nalbant, Selim ^a   Top, Cihan ^a   Oktenli, Cagatay ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DOGUS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cognitive functions; Daily living activities; Elderly; Haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BATH; BODY MASS; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77549086434     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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