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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
811
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-9-7
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pubmed:abstractText |
Iron deficiency, defined as a serum ferritin level less than or equal to 50 micrograms/l was found in 28 (11%) of 252 consecutive elderly in-patients (mean age 81 years). Sixteen among them were anaemic and only five had a microcytic anaemia. In a separate study, 15 anaemic and 13 non-anaemic iron-deficient elderly in-patients were investigated in order to evaluate the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and lesions in both groups. In nine of the anaemic and seven of the non-anaemic patients a potential cause for the iron deficiency was established. Most anaemic and non-anaemic patients lacked the symptoms described as suggestive of underlying gastrointestinal pathology. Thus, a ferritin level less than or equal to 50 micrograms/l justifies a gastrointestinal investigation if the general condition allows for it as well in anaemic as in non-anaemic elderly hospitalized patients. Therefore, serum ferritin should be part of the routine biochemical investigation of elderly in-patients.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8346139-1545593,
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8346139-6971043,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8346139-8141896
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0032-5473
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
69
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
397-400
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Anemia, Hypochromic,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Ferritins,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Gastrointestinal Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Hospitalization,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Iron,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8346139-Prevalence
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Significance of a low serum ferritin level in elderly in-patients.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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