Association of lower hemoglobin level with depressive mood in elderly women at high risk of requiring care

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-266

  Umegaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Yanagawa, Madoka ^a   Endo, Hidetoshi ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity of daily living; Cognitive function; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Depression; Hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANEMIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 79959548076     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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