Laboratory evaluation of a new evidential breath-alcohol analyser designed for mobile testing - The Evidenzer

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-70

  Fransson, M ^a   Jones, A W ^a   Andersson, L ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Natl Laboratory of Forensic Science   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; VAPOR; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 14844340175     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.45.1.61     Document Type: Article

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