Screening of Exhaled Breath by Low-Resolution Multicomponent FT-IR Spectrometry in Patients Attending Emergency Departments

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Laakso, Olli ^a,b   Haapala, Matti ^b,c   Kuitunen, Tapio ^d,e   Himberg, Jaakko Juhani ^f  

^a HYVINKÄÄ HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Temet Instruments Oy   (Finland)

^d JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Porvoo Hospital   (Finland)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANE; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMERGENCY WARD; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 1542742336     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.2.111     Document Type: Article

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