Ability of serum ferritin to diagnose iron deficiency anemia in an elderly cohort
Abstract Background Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in older subjects improves their quality of life. Serum ferritin as a marker of iron stores is an acute phase protein. In older subjects who usually have many concomitant chronic medical conditions, serum ferritin may increase in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842017000300223&lng=en&tlng=en |