Preventing food- and water-borne illnesses

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2001, Pages

  Dols, Cynthia Lee ^a   Bowers, Jennifer Muir ^b   Copfer, Amy E ^c  

^a ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Northwest Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOKING; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COOKERY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0035378766     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200106000-00032     Document Type: Article

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