Anemia in elderly hospitalized patients: prevalence and clinical impact

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 581-586

  Migone De Amicis, Margherita ^a   Poggiali, Erika ^a   Motta, Irene ^a   Minonzio, Francesca ^a   Fabio, Giovanna ^a   Hu, Cinzia ^a   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Elderly; Hemoglobin; Hospitalization; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84937966835     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-015-1197-5     Document Type: Article

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