Using calculations to estimate blood alcohol concentrations for naturally occurring drinking episodes: A validity study

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 130-138

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

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 15044364183     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2005.66.130     Document Type: Article

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