Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality

Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12797403
AutoresVanessa De la Cruz‐Góngora (0000-0002-0408-6580, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, autor de correspondencia), Vanessa De la Cruz-Góngora (National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico), Betty Manrique‐espinoza (0000-0002-3535-2124, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública), Betty Manrique-Espinoza (National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico), Salvador Villalpando (0000-0001-6429-3816, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico), Martha Marı́a Téllez-Rojo Solı́s (Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública), Martha María Téllez-Rojo Solís (National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico), Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez (0000-0001-5645-814X, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico)
Año2014
Volumen26
Número5
Páginas750-765
Fecha de publicación2014-04-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0898264314529331
PMID24788718
OpenAlexW2124043350
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas26

In the short term, degree of severity of anemia is an independent predictor of mortality risk. Because anemia is a modifiable factor, further research is required to better understand this condition in terms of main causes, prevention, treatment, and impact on OAs' survival

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