Widmark factors for local Chinese in Hong Kong: A statistical determination on the effects of various physiological factors

Forensic Science International

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-29

  Tam, Thomas W M ^a   Yang, C T ^b   Fung, W K ^b   Mok, Vincent K K ^a  

^a Ho Man Tin Government Offices   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alcohol pharmacokinetics; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC); Hip flask defence; Peak BAC; Widmark formula

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 20444373429     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.06.032     Document Type: Article

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