PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Black, D A
AU  - Fraser, C M
TI  - Iron deficiency anaemia and aspirin use in old age.
DP  - 1999 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 729--730
VI  - 49
IP  - 446
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/49/446/729.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/49/446/729.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1999 Sep 01; 49
AB  - 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.