Simple versus sophisticated models of breath alcohol exhalation profiles

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Lubkin, Sharon R ^a   Gullberg, Rod G ^b   Logan, Barry K ^a   Maini, Philip K ^c   Murray, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Washington State Patrol   (United States)

^c Applied Mathematics Mathematical Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029963845     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008117     Document Type: Article

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