| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Multiple studies demonstrate that anemia is an independent risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality, and decreased quality of life in community-dwelling older persons (Table 1).3???17 Increasing functional deterioration is associated with decreasing hemoglobin concentration in an inverse and linear manner.3,4 It is important to note, however, that even low normal hemoglobin levels may be
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