Abstract
Anemias are a worldwide problem. Severe anemia affects mainly older men and women. The WHO defines anemia as a hemoglobin concentration of less than 12 g/dl in women and less than 13 g/dl in men (World Health Organization. Nutritional Anemias. Technical Reports Series 1992; 503). According to these criteria 10 to 20 percent of women and 6 to 30 percent of men above the age of 65 years are anemic.
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Wick, M., Pinggera, W., Lehmann, P. (2000). Therapy of Anemias. In: Iron Metabolism, Anemias. Diagnosis and Therapy. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3909-7_5
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