Peak blood alcohol prediction: an empirical test of two computer models.
Objective: Two computer programs (Computerized Blood Alcohol Calculator and Blood Alcohol Content Estimator) were compared for reliability in predicting peak blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Method: Subjects were middle-aged volunteers (N = 40; 20 men, 20 women) who each consumed a constant amou...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Studies on Alcohol Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 187 - 192 |
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Alcohol Research Documentation
January 2000
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