Prevalence of anemia in Brazilian adults and elderly.
Isis Eloah MachadoDéborah Carvalho MaltaNydia Strachman BacalLuiz Gastão Mange RosenfeldPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2019)
The anemia prevalence found in the study was in agreement with the literature. It must be stressed that higher anemia prevalence was found in disadvantaged and older population. Considering the increase of the population over 60 years of age, interventions to prevent and treat anemia among adults and elderly is imperative in the health service network.