Smoking as an independent risk factor for macrocytosis in middle-aged adults: a population-based observational study

Am J Hematol. 2015 Sep;90(9):E196-7. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24085. Epub 2015 Jul 22.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anemia, Macrocytic / blood
  • Anemia, Macrocytic / etiology*
  • Anemia, Macrocytic / pathology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Erythrocyte Indices
  • Erythrocytes / metabolism
  • Erythrocytes / pathology
  • Erythrocytes, Abnormal / pathology
  • Female
  • Folic Acid / blood
  • Hematologic Diseases / blood
  • Hematologic Diseases / etiology*
  • Hematologic Diseases / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / adverse effects*
  • Vitamin B 12 / blood

Substances

  • Folic Acid
  • Vitamin B 12

Supplementary concepts

  • Macrocytosis, Familial