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- Title
Red blood cell distribution width and the risk of death in middle-aged and older adults.
- Authors
Patel, Kushang V; Ferrucci, Luigi; Ershler, William B; Longo, Dan L; Guralnik, Jack M
- Abstract
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a component of an electronic complete blood count, is a measure of heterogeneity in the size of circulating erythrocytes. In patients with symptomatic cardiovascular disease (CVD), RDW is associated with mortality. However, it has not been demonstrated that RDW is a predictor of mortality independent of nutritional deficiencies or in the general population.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2009, Vol 169, Issue 5, p515
- ISSN
1538-3679
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2009.11