Iron deficiency can cause cognitive impairment in geriatric patients

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-224

  Yavuz, B B ^a   Cankurtaran, M ^a   Haznedaroglu, I C ^a   Halil, M ^a   Ulger, Z ^a   Altun, B ^a   Ariogul, S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognitive function; Dementia; Elderly; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; THYROTROPIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGING; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGING; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84860850897     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0351-7     Document Type: Article

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