A survey of the use of low microbial diets in pediatric bone marrow transplant programs

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1194-1198

  French, Melissa R ^a,b   Levy Milne, Ryna ^b   Zibrik, Debbie ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SERVICES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; NEUTROPHILS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035491382     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00292-9     Document Type: Article

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