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Asymptomatic anaemia is not rare, but it is often only revealed after routine pre-anaesthetic examination. Continued intermittent bleeding from chronic menorrhagia in women, or from haemorrhoids in either sex, is a common cause. Malnutrition is also a factor in elderly people who live alone.
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Hopkin, D.A.B. (1980). Haematological Disorders. In: Hazards and Errors in Anaesthesia. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1298-3_4
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