TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 106. Hemorrhagic Disorders A1 - Anderson, Julia A. M. A1 - Lee, Agnes Y. Y. A2 - Halter, Jeffrey B. A2 - Ouslander, Joseph G. A2 - Tinetti, Mary E. A2 - Studenski, Stephanie A2 - High, Kevin P. A2 - Asthana, Sanjay PY - 2009 T2 - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6e AB - Although hemorrhage caused by intracranial, aneurysmal, and gastrointestinal pathologies account for a significant proportion of all deaths in the older-than-60-year age group, fatal bleeding caused by primary defects in coagulation and platelets are less common. Nevertheless, the development of a bleeding diathesis in an elderly patient presents clinical challenges that form the focus of this chapter. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/05/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=5132130 ER -