Iron deficiency in the elderly;Deficiência de ferro no idoso

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 57-61

  Gualandro, Sandra F M ^a   Hojaij, Naira H S L ^a   Filho, Wilson Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Elderly; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649586926     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-84842010005000058     Document Type: Review

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