Prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in older Portuguese adults: An EMPIRE substudy

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1814-1822

  Robalo Nunes, António ^a,b,e   Fonseca, Cândida ^a,c,d   Marques, Filipa ^a,c,d   Belo, Aurora ^a   Brilhante, Dialina ^a,f   Cortez, José ^a,d,f  

^a Anemia Working Group Portugal   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c West Lisbon Hospital Centre   (Portugal)

^d NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^e Hospital Center of Central Lisbon   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

anemia; epidemiology; iron deficiency; older adults; Portugal

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGUESE (CITIZEN); PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; DEFICIENCY; PORTUGAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IRON; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85012911887     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12966     Document Type: Article

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