TY - JOUR PY - 2003// TI - Carbon Monoxide JO - Medicine (Abingdon) A1 - Bateman, D. Nicholas SP - 41 EP - 42 VL - 31 IS - 10 N2 - Carbon monoxide (CO) is an important cause of poisoning morbidity and mortality in many developed countries. The most common sources of the gas in acute poisonings are smoke from fires and engine exhaust fumes. Other sources include the use of charcoal grills in confined spaces. Badly installed domestic gas heating appliances and incomplete combustion of butane and propane (e.g. in caravans) may lead to subacute or chronic poisoning.

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