Prevalence of anemia in Chinese nursing home older adults: Implication of age and renal impairment

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-596

  Chan, Tuen Ching ^a,b   Yap, Desmond Yat Hin ^c   Shea, Yat Fung ^a,b   Luk, James Ka Hay ^a   Chan, Felix Hon Wai ^a   Chu, Leung Wing ^b  

^a Fung Yiu King Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84880037617     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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