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Reports Outline Anemia Research from Brigham and Women's Hospital

Published in Blood Weekly, May 12th, 2011

2011 MAY 12 -- Data detailed in 'Prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in subgroups of elderly persons with anemia: association with anemia of inflammation' have been presented. According to recent research from Boston, United States, "Anemia and vitamin D deficiency are conditions that both result in significant morbidity and increase with age. The potential relationship between them remains poorly understood, particularly in the elderly."

"We used the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the association of vitamin D deficiency with anemia subtypes in persons aged=60 years. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as serum...

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