Simulation modeling for microbial risk assessment

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1560-1566

  Cassin, Michael H ^a,c   Paoli, Greg M ^a   Lammerding, Anna M ^b  

^a Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION MODEL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032213477     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.11.1560     Document Type: Article

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