Open AccessMagnitude and Correlates of Anemia in Elderly Women of a Resettlement Colony of Delhi
Author(s) -
Tulika Singh,
S Nagesh,
Ray Tk
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/jmh.jmh_57_17
Subject(s) - anemia , medicine , body mass index , marital status , hemoglobin , cross sectional study , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , demography , gerontology , environmental health , population , pathology , sociology
Anemia of any degree contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality and has a significant effect on the quality of life of elderly women. Despite its clinical importance, anemia in the elderly women is underrecognized.