A study of ethyl glucuronide in post-mortem blood as a marker of ante-mortem ingestion of alcohol

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Karinen, Ritva ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a   Olsen, Linda ^a   Normann, Per Trygve ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol ingestion; Ethyl glucuronide (EtG); Post mortem

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GLUCURONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33845197305     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.045     Document Type: Article

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