| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 145 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Kliniktaschenbücher |
| Contents |
Stem cell aging: potential effects on health and mortality / Erin Oakley, Alison Miller, Amanda Waterstrat, Carol Swiderski, Ying Liang and Gary Van Zant -- Anemia and aging or anemia of aging? / Lodovico Balducci and Matti Aapro -- B12 and iron deficiency in the elderly / John W. Adamson -- The anemia of chronic inflammation / John W. Adamson -- Anemia due to chronic kidney disease in the elderly / Jeffrey S. Berns -- Anemia in long-term care / Andrew S. Artz and Miriam Rodin -- Myelodysplastic syndromes and aplastic anemia: pathologic and immunologic implications / John M. Bennett -- Anemia and cancer / Kaaron Benson, Lodovico Balducci and Matti Aapro -- Erythropoietin deficiency and late-life anemia / Bindu Kanapuru, Andrew S. Artz and William B. Ershler -- Anemia and physical health decline in old age / Brenda W.J.H. Penninx |
| Summary |
Anemia in the elderly has been properly defined as the silent epidemic, representing 3 million people in the United States aged 65 years and older. Incidence and prevalence of this condition increase with age. It differs in its etiology, pathogenesis and treatment from anemia in children and younger adults. Anemia is associated with reduced survival, increased risk of functional dependence and hospitalization, increased risk of congestive heart failure and stage renal disease and cognitive disorders. Approximately 70 per cent of anemia in older individuals is reversible |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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geriatrie |
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geriatrics |
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hematologie |
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haematology |
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lever |
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liver |
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oncologie |
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oncology |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Anemia.
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Geriatrics.
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Older people.
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Anemia
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Aged
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Geriatrics
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Anemia.
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Geriatrics.
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Older people
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Anemia
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Geriatrics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Balducci, Lodovico.
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Ershler, William B.
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Bennett, John M.
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| ISBN |
9780387495064 |
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0387495061 |
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0387495053 |
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9780387495057 |
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1281115606 |
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9781281115607 |
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