The significance of breath sampling frequency on the mouth alcohol effect

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-193

  Buczek, Y ^a   Wigmore, J G ^a  

^a Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Centre of Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VODKA;

EID: 0036976232     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2002.10757546     Document Type: Article

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