Role of variability in explaining ethanol pharmacokinetics: Research and forensic applications

Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-31

  Norberg, Åke ^a   Jones, Wayne A ^b   Hahn, Robert G ^a   Gabrielsson, Johan L ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BODY WATER; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRST PASS EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037227494     PISSN: 03125963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200342010-00001     Document Type: Review

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