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The alcohol concentration of the expiratory air shows a good correlation to the alcohol concentration in blood.
There is, however, a divergence of the expiratory alcohol concentration possible by mixture of expiratory air with air from the stomach and oesophagus.
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Eichner, H., Liebhardt, E. & Schuck, M. „Atemalkoholgehalt“ — ein sicherer oder anfechtbarer Belastungszeuge?. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 231, 834–837 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501767
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00501767