A study concerning the blood/breath alcohol conversion factor Q: Concentration dependency and its applicability in daily routine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 149-156

  Pavlic, M ^a   Grubwieser, P ^a   Brandstatter A ^a   Libiseller, K ^a   Rabl, W ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BAC BrAC conversion factor; Concentration dependency; Legislation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33645029370     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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