Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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Comparative Study
Serum erythropoietin levels in elderly inpatients with anemia of chronic disorders and iron deficiency anemia.
To analyze the relationship between serum erythropoietin levels and hemoglobin levels in elderly patients with anemia of chronic disorders related to cancer or acute infection when compared with anemic patients with iron deficiency. ⋯ Erythropoietin response to anemia is blunted in elderly patients with anemia of chronic disorders related to cancer or acute infection. Erythropoietin level is lower in non-anemic elderly inpatients than in healthy younger persons.