Failure of cooking to prevent shellfish-associated viral gastroenteritis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-116

  McDonnell, Sharon ^a,f   Kirkland, Kathryn B ^a,e   Hlady, W Gary ^c   Aristeguieta, Carlos ^d   Hophins, Richard S ^c   Monroe, Stephan S ^b   Glass, Roger I ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; OYSTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0031024493     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.1.111     Document Type: Article

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