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Evaluation of Three Pocket-Size Breath Alcohol Analyzers

Raymond PoonBureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0L2
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Brian T. Hodgson Chief Scientist—Alcohol, RCMP Central Forensic Laboratory, P.O. Box 8885, Ottawa, Ontario. K1G 3M8.
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Irwin HinbergBureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0L2
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Cheryl RowattBureau of Radiation and Medical Devices, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario. K1A 0L2
Pages 19-27 | Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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