What is it about?
Nutrition is an important factor in causing anemia in elderly and generally is underevaluated. The incidence of chronic anemia accounts for nutrition for about one third.
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Why is it important?
Considering nutrition as a cause of chronic anemia plays an important preventive role and reduce the risk following blood transfusion treatment.
Perspectives
The first approach to the treatment of anemia should be represented by improving the nutritional condition. It is safe and inexpensive, with a better clinical management of the patients.
Vittorio Bianchi
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This page is a summary of: Anemia in the Elderly Population, Journal of Hematology, January 2014, Elmer Press, Inc.,
DOI: 10.14740/jh182w.
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