Anemia in the elderly

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 133-140

  Pang, Wendy W ^a   Schrier, Stanley L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia of chronic inflammation; iron deficiency anemia; myelodysplastic syndrome; unexplained anemia of the elderly; vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANEMIA OF INFLAMMATION; BLEEDING; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WESTERN EUROPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENTS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84859843114     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e3283522471     Document Type: Review

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