Clinical Evaluation of Anemia in Geriatric Patients - A Cross Sectional Study Conducted at Tertiary Care Hospital

• Auteurs principaux: Sfurti Mann (Auteur), Amit Kumar (Auteur), Shiv Kumar Singh (Auteur), Surbhi Katyal (Auteur), Gaurav Chopra (Auteur), Sanjeev Kumar Varma (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Medsci Publications, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Anemia in the elderly (age>65 years) is defined as a hemoglobin concentration below 12 gm/dl and 13gm/dl in women and men respectively. This decrease in oxygen carrying capacity can lead to overall decline in physical quality of life, disability and hospitalization at higher rates t...