Influence of age, gender, and blood-alcohol concentration on the disappearance rate of alcohol from blood in drinking drivers

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 922-926

  Jones, Alan Wayne ^a   Andersson, Lars ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium   (Sweden)

Author keywords

alcoholics; analysis; blood ethanol; drunk drivers; elimination; ethanol metabolism; forensic science; forensic toxicology; pharmacokinetics; slope

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029864522     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14026j     Document Type: Article

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