A multi-state survey of consumer food-handling and food-consumption practices

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 216-221

  Altekruse, Sean F ^a   Yang, Samantha ^b   Timbo, Babagaleh B ^a   Angulo, Frederick J ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Demography; Food poisoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONSUMER; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033121175     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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