Roadside drug testing: Comparison of two legal approaches in Belgium

Forensic Science International

Volumn 249, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-155

  Van der Linden, T ^a,b   Wille, S M R ^a   Ramirez Fernandez M ^a   Verstraete, A G ^b,c   Samyn, N ^a  

^a National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood; Confirmation; Driving under influence; On site screening; Oral fluid; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; ONSITE ORAL FLUID TEST; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URINE;

BELGIUM; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NARCOTICS; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84923010707     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.034     Document Type: Article

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