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. 2015 Mar;56(3):179. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2015036

Cerebrovascular ischaemia after carbon monoxide intoxication

Kara H, Bayir A, Ak A, Degirmenci S
PMCID: PMC4371204  PMID: 25820853

Singapore Med J 2015; 56(2): e26–e28; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2015030

On page e27, the normal range for carboxyhaemoglobin should have been 0%–10%, and the suggested ranges for non-smokers and smokers are 0%–2% and 0%–10%,(13) respectively.

Table I.

Laboratory test results of the patient.

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