Ethylglucuronide in Hair Is a Top Predictor of Impaired Driving Recidivism, Alcohol Dependence, and a Key Marker of the Highest BAC Interlock Tests

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 361-369

  Marques, Paul R ^a   Tippetts, A Scott ^a   Yegles, Michel ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

alcohol biomarkers; dependence; hair EtG; interlock; recidivism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84893377123     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2013.824569     Document Type: Article

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