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Evaluation of breath alcohol analysers by comparison of breath and blood alcohol concentrations

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|Mar 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2018-69-3064 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 69 - 76
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2018
Published on: Mar 31, 2018
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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