Anemia in general practice.
1990
Among 4928 consecutive consulations in urban general practice in Mid-Norway anemia was found in 106 patients. Eighty-nine patients had their anemia worked out and treated by their general practitioner, 11 patients were referred to hospital or specialist, and in 6 patients no clear-cut reason for the anemia could be found.The patients could be broadly divided into four groups: iron deficiency in pregnancy (48%), iron deficiency secondary to bleeding (21%) anemia of chronic disases (17%) and miscellaneous (7%).
Keywords:
- Correction
- Source
- Cite
- Save
- Machine Reading By IdeaReader
11
References
7
Citations
NaN
KQI