Sociodemographic characteristics of food handlers and their knowledge, attitude and practice towards food sanitation : A preliminary report

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 410-417

  Zain, Maizun Mohd ^a   Naing, Nyi Nyi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CERTIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MANPOWER; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD;

CERTIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALAYSIA; MALE; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036594236     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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