Science & Justice
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , July 2004

Autobrewing revisited: Endogenous concentrations of blood ethanol in residents of the United Arab Emirates

Received 2 July 2003 ,Accepted 16 March 2004.

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Science & Justice
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 149-152 , July 2004