<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To estimate the prevalence of anemia in an institutionalized geriatric population.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional descriptive study among older adults nursing home residents, aged 60 years or older. Anemia was defined using World Health Organization criteria (hemoglobin < 13 g/dl for men and hemoglobin < 12 g/dl for women). Demographic, clinical and laboratory data obtained from ...