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Ability of serum ferritin to diagnose iron deficiency anemia in an elderly cohort
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in older subjects improves their quality of life. Serum ferritin as a marker of iron stores is an acute phase protein. In older subjects who usually have many concomitant chronic medical conditions, serum ferritin may increase in response...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28830601 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjhh.2017.02.002 |