Epidemiology of anemia in older adults

Blood Disorders in the Elderly

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 11-20

  Patel, Kushang V ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

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EID: 79960418459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511545238.003     Document Type: Chapter

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