Inter-laboratory proficiency results of blood alcohol determinations at clinical and forensic laboratories in Italy.
Summary of "Inter-laboratory proficiency results of blood alcohol determinations at clinical and forensic laboratories in Italy."
Inter-laboratory proficiency schemes are widely used to control the performance of clinical and forensic toxicology laboratories. In 2016 the Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene and Forensic Toxicology - Venice (Italy) initiated an inter-laboratory proficiency test of blood-alcohol analysis. The number of participating laboratories gradually increased from 26 to 36. Furthermore, a few clinical laboratories were included if gas chromatographic (GC) methods were used for blood alcohol analysis.
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Name: Forensic science international
ISSN: 1872-6283
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30611561
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.12.018
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