Food safety for first responders [7]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 508-509

  Afton, Mary K ^a   Nakata, Michele ^a   Ching Lee, Myra ^a   Effler, Paul V ^a  

^a HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 14644425298     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1103.040700     Document Type: Letter

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