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Comorbidities, repeated hospitalizations, and age ≥ 80 years as indicators of anemia development in the older population

Anemia represents a common condition among the elderly; however, its prevalence and causes are not well known. This retrospective analysis was performed on 981 patients aged ≥ 60 in Poland over 2013–2014. The prevalence of anemia was 17.2% and increased with age. The predominant causes of anemia wer...

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Autores principales: Michalak, Sylwia Sulimiera, Rupa-Matysek, Joanna, Gil, Lidia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018572/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29633008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3321-x