Assessing the risks associated with exposure to waterborne pathogens: An expert panel's report on risk assessment

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1426-1431

  Neumann, David A ^a   Foran, Jeffery A ^a  

^a ILSI Risk Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Waterborne diseases; Waterborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030775130     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.11.1426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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