Storage stability of simulator ethanol solutions for vapor-alcohol control tests in breath-alcohol analysis

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 406-410

  Dubowski, Kurt M ^a,c   Goodson, Emmett E ^b   Sample Jr , McBeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Oklahoma Dept of Public Safety   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NITROGEN; POLYETHYLENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYZER; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LABORATORY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MODEL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STORAGE; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036826090     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/26.7.406     Document Type: Article

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