Prevalence and predictive importance of anemia in Swedish nursing home residents – a longitudinal study
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Prevalence and predictive importance of anemia in Swedish nursing home residents – a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND Anemia is common in elderly people and especially in nursing home residents. Few studies have been performed on the consequences of anemia in a nursing home population. This study explored the prevalence of anemia in nursing homes in Sweden, including risk factors and mortality associated with anemia or hemoglobin (Hb) decline. METHODS Three hundred ninety patients from 12 nursing ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0375-2