Open AccessDoes aging have an impact on hemoglobin? Study in elderly population at rural teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Nitin Raisinghani,
Sunil Kumar,
Sourya Acharya,
Aditi Gadegone,
Vinay Pai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_668_19
Subject(s) - medicine , macrocytic anemia , anemia of chronic disease , anemia , microcytic anemia , serum iron , gastroenterology , complete blood count , hemoglobin , iron deficiency anemia , etiology , surgery , pediatrics
The prevalence of anemia increases with age. Some serious underlying conditions may lead to anemia in the old age. The present study was undertaken to detect and do morphological typing of anemia and further delineate etiological factors in elderly patients.