Are retrospectively reconstructed blood alcohol concentrations accurate? Preliminary results from a field study

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 762-766

  Carey, Kate B ^a   Hustad, John T P ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVIEW; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; WALKING;

EID: 0036871225     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2002.63.762     Document Type: Article

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