False-positive breath-alcohol test after a ketogenic diet

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 559-561

  Jones, A W ^a   Rossner S ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetone; Alcohol; Breath test; Driving; Ignition interlocks; VLCD

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETOACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; METHANOL; PROPANOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; KETONEMIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

2-PROPANOL; ACETONE; AUTOMOBILES; BREATH TESTS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; ETHANOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 33847301023     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803444     Document Type: Article

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