A study of blood and urine alcohol concentrations in cases of alleged drug-facilitated sexual assault in the United Kingdom over a 3-year period

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 107-111

  Scott Ham, Michael ^a   Burton, Fiona C ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug facilitated sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

ETHANOL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RAPE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33645143686     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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