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. 2024 Mar 1;65(Suppl 1):S24-S25.
doi: 10.11622/smedj.2021192. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Methaemoglobinaemia: a potential confounder in COVID-19 respiratory failure

Yang Lin Ting  1 , Jonathan Zhao Min Lim  2 , Pei Ming Yeo  1 , Wen Yuan Sim  3
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Methaemoglobinaemia: a potential confounder in COVID-19 respiratory failure

Yang Lin Ting et al. Singapore Med J. .
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