Intra-individual and inter-individual variation in breath alcohol pharmacokinetics: The effect of food on absorption

Science and Justice

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Sadler, David W ^a   Fox, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath alcohol concentration; Driving; Food; Individual variation; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEAL; PHARMACOKINETICS;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; EATING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951721478     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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