Prevalence of anemia among elderly population residing in an urban area of West Bengal: A community-based cross-sectional analytical study

Context: India is experiencing a rapid increase in the elderly population (aged 60 years and above) compared to the last decade. The multifactorial condition of anemia grossly influences the health-related quality of life and mortality in this age group. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of anemia...

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Main Authors: Abantika Debnath, Tanveer Rehman, Tandra Ghosh, Amandeep Kaur, Farhad Ahamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2022;volume=47;issue=4;spage=604;epage=608;aulast=