title: Anemia in the aged: causes and considerations.
abstract: Anemia may be an important clue to a more serious underlying disorder in the elderly. Iron deficiency can be caused by pathologic bleeding from cancerous or precancerous sites. Delay in making the definitive diagnosis can be avoided by the more liberal use of bone marrow examinations in outpatients.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D006400:Hematocrit; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012156:Reticulocytes; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D007501:Iron