Anemia evaluation and management in nursing home residents

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447-461

  Sabol, Valerie K ^a   Resnick, Barbara ^a   Galik, Elizabeth ^a   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^b   Morton, Patricia Gonce ^a   Hicks, Gregory E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Clinical practice guidelines; Long term care; Older adult; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955191058     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909353899     Document Type: Article

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