Breath alcohol analysis incorporating standardization to water vapour is as precise as blood alcohol analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 88-91

  Grubb, D ^a   Rasmussen, B ^b   Linnet, K ^b   Olsson, S G ^c   Lindberg, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Servotek AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Analysis; Blood; Breath; Precision; Ratio

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANALYZER; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEADSPACE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; VOLUNTEER; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84857507843     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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