Ultra-rapid rate of ethanol elimination from blood in drunken drivers with extremely high blood-alcohol concentrations

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-134

  Jones, Alan Wayne ^a,b  

^a Department of Alcohol Toxicology   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blood; Drunk driving; Elimination rate; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 38649122736     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0181-7     Document Type: Article

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