Prevalence, types, risk factors and clinical correlates of anaemia in older people in a rural Ugandan population.

BACKGROUND:Studies conducted in high income countries have shown that anaemia is a common medical condition among older people, but such data are scarce in Africa. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence, types, risk factors and clinical correlates of anaemia in older people. ME...

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Main Authors: Joseph O Mugisha, Kathy Baisley, Gershim Asiki, Janet Seeley, Hannah Kuper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806814?pdf=render