Anemia in the general population: Prevalence, clinical correlates and prognostic impact

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 489-498

  Martinsson, Andreas ^a   Andersson, Charlotte ^b,c   Andell, Pontus ^a   Koul, Sasha ^a   Engström, Gunnar ^a   Smith, J Gustav ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anemia; Epidemiology; Hemoglobin; Mean corpuscular volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84904416124     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9929-9     Document Type: Article

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