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Case Report

“Interferent Detect” on the Intoxilyzer® 8000C in an individual with an elevated blood acetone concentration due to ketoacidosis

H. Rachelle WallageCentre of Forensic Sciences, 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaM3M 0B1Correspondence[email protected]
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Inger M. BugyraCentre of Forensic Sciences, 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaM3M 0B1
Pages 157-163 | Received 01 Nov 2016, Accepted 10 Mar 2017, Published online: 22 May 2017

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