Iron status in the elderly.
Fairweather-Tait SJ, Wawer AA, Gillings R, Jennings A, Myint PK.
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Mech Ageing Dev. 2014 Mar-Apr;136-137:22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Nov 22.
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Iron deficiency anaemia is prevalent in older age, particularly after the age of 80. Serum ferritin concentrations also decline, although there is no evidence to suggest that changes in iron stores are an inevitable consequence of ageing. ...Brain iron levels are …
Iron deficiency anaemia is prevalent in older age, particularly after the age of 80. Serum ferritin concentrations also declin …