The risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy ('Mad Cow Disease') to human health

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1008-1011

  Brown, Paul ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH HAZARD; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030884214     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.12.1008     Document Type: Review

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