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Backtracking booze with Bayes‐the retrospective interpretation of blood alcohol data.
Author(s) -
Jackson PR,
Tucker GT,
Woods HF
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03857.x
Subject(s) - backtracking , bayes' theorem , alcohol , bayesian probability , computer science , interpretation (philosophy) , blood alcohol , statistics , medicine , emergency medicine , mathematics , algorithm , chemistry , artificial intelligence , poison control , programming language , biochemistry , injury prevention
1. A Bayesian method is described which allows the explicit estimation of errors produced in estimating drug concentrations at times for which samples are not available for analysis. 2. This method was applied to the problem of ‘backtracking’ alcohol concentrations for medico‐legal purposes. 3. Computer simulation allowed the effect of continuing alcohol absorption on the position and range of estimates of alcohol concentrations to be studied.