Food poisoning in Saudi Arabia. Potential for prevention?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Al Mazrou, Yagob Y ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHICKEN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAPAN; MEAT; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STAFF TRAINING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 1342310767     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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