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Hypochromia

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Hypochromia

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Hypochromia is a type of anemia in which there isn't enough hemoglobin in the red blood cells.

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McPherson RA, Pincus MR. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2007:470.

Nilsson Jr KR, Piccini JP. The Osler Medical Handbook. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2006:476.

Update Date: 2/26/2007

Updated by: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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