Total body water is the preferred method to use in forensic blood-alcohol calculations rather than ethanol’s volume of distribution
Peter Maskell, Alan Wayne Jones, Steven B. Heymsfield, Sue A. Shapses, A. E. Johnston
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AlcoholBody waterAnthropometryBlood alcoholBody mass indexEthanolDemographyForensic scienceStatisticsChemistryPoison controlMathematicsInjury preventionMedicineBody weightInternal medicineEnvironmental healthOrganic chemistrySociologyVeterinary medicineThermoregulation and physiological responsesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins