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. 1979 Nov;55(39-40):1782-7.

[Frequency and etiology of anemia in patients over the age of 70 (author's transl)]

[Article in French]
H Durand, J Prinseau, P Fayolle, J P Gayno, L Moreau
  • PMID: 232773

[Frequency and etiology of anemia in patients over the age of 70 (author's transl)]

[Article in French]
H Durand et al. Sem Hop. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

The study of 1 726 patients living in homes for the aged, or hospitalized shows that 20% of them have anemia. There is no increase in prevalence of the disease in females. A wide variety of mechanisms may cause anemia. However, chronic bleeding of essentially digestive origin is the most common. Several anemia-causing factors are particularly frequent in the aged: bleeding, inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, bone marrow failure. Diagnosis is complicated and may require examinations which are not always easily accepted by the aged.

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