Comparison of hospital laboratory serum alcohol levels obtained by an enzymatic method with whole blood levels forensically determined by gas chromatography

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Barnhill Jr , Matthew T ^a   Herbert, Donald ^b   Wells Jr , David J ^c  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Mission Pharmacal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OXIDATION;

EID: 33847724676     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/31.1.23     Document Type: Article

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