Red blood cell distribution width and the risk of death in middle-aged and older adults.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on March 09, 2009

Authors

Kushang V Patel1, Luigi Ferrucci, William B Ershler, Dan L Longo, Jack M Guralnik

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, 7201 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 3C309, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. patelku@mail.nih.gov

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