Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3467856 | European Journal of Internal Medicine | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Anemia, defined as a hemoglobin level < 13g/dL in men and < 12g/dL in women, is an important healthcare concern among the elderly. Nutrient-deficiency anemia represents one third of all anemias in elderly patients. About two thirds of nutrient-deficiency anemia is associated with iron deficiency and most of those cases are the result of chronic blood loss from gastrointestinal lesions. The remaining cases of nutrient-deficiency anemia are usually associated with vitamin B12, most frequently related to food-cobalamin malabsorption, and/or folate deficiency and are easily treated (nutrient-deficiency replacement).
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Authors
Emmanuel Andrès, Laure Federici, Khalid Serraj, Georges Kaltenbach,