TY - JOUR T1 - Iron deficiency anaemia and aspirin use in old age. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 729 LP - 730 VL - 49 IS - 446 AU - D A Black AU - C M Fraser Y1 - 1999/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/49/446/729.abstract N2 - Aspirin is being increasingly prescribed for cardiovascular protection, but is also recognized to have significant gastrointestinal side-effects. Whether chronic aspirin consumption causes iron deficiency is undetermined, and there is little information available regarding iron deficiency and aspirin use in old age. We studied the relationship between iron deficiency anaemia and regular aspirin prescription in old age. ER -