The use of low-resolution FT-IR spectrometry for the analysis of alcohols in breath

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 250-256

  Laakso, Olli ^a   Haapala, Matti ^b   Jaakkola, Petri ^c   Laaksonen, Reijo ^b,d   Nieminen, Janne ^b   Pettersson, Mika ^b   Räsänen, Markku ^b   Himberg, Jaakko Juhani ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Temet Instruments Oy   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHANOL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034033298     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/24.4.250     Document Type: Article

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