Epidemiology and Etiological Spectrum of Anaemia in Adults: A Cross Sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Center
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https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Anaemia; adults; iron deficiency; chronic disease; ferritin; haemoglobin; tertiary care; cross sectionalAbstract
Background: Anaemia continues to constitute one of the most pressing public-health challenges in India, with substantial impact across age, sex, and socioeconomic strata. Adult anaemia receives proportionately less attention than maternal or paediatric anaemia, despite its substantial contribution to morbidity, work-productivity loss, fatigue, impaired cognition, and adverse outcomes in chronic disease
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World Health Organization. Haemoglobin concentrations for the diagnosis of anaemia and assessment of severity. Geneva: WHO; 2011.
World Health Organization. Worldwide prevalence of anaemia 1993–2005: WHO global database on anaemia. Geneva: WHO; 2008.
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