Anemia of chronic disease: a harmful disorder or an adaptive, beneficial response?

Authors :: Zarychanski, Ryan
Houston, Donald S.
Source :: CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal. August 12, 2008, Vol. 179 Issue 4, p333, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: Anemia of chronic disease is a hypoproliferative anemia that develops in response to systemic illness or inflammation. (1) It was first described in the 1930s and was more fully characterized [...]

Subjects :: Chronic diseases -- Health aspects
Iron deficiency anemia -- Causes of
Iron deficiency anemia -- Diagnosis
Iron deficiency anemia -- Care and treatment
Iron deficiency anemia -- Health aspects
Cancer -- Causes of
Cancer -- Health aspects

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