The Performance of the Approved Screening Device, the Alcotest® 7410 GLC in the Field: Low Incidence of False Positive Results in the Identification of Drinking Drivers

Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-171

  Wilkie, M P ^a   Wigmore, J G ^a   Patrick, J W ^b  

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

^b Traffic Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEVICE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

EID: 1042267316     PISSN: 00085030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00085030.2003.10757559     Document Type: Article

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