Economic aspects of food-borne outbreaks and their control

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-141

  Roberts, Jennifer A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULISM; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0034129208     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142001902842     Document Type: Review

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