The FAA's postmortem forensic toxicology self-evaluated proficiency test program: The first seven years

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 422-428

  Chaturvedi, Arvind K ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft accident investigation; Federal Aviation Administration; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Proficiency testing program; Quality assurance quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL LABORATORY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0034016490     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14698j     Document Type: Article

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