Consumption, knowledge, and handling of raw meat: A representative cross-sectional survey in Germany, March 2001

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 785-789

  Bremer, V ^a   Bocter, N ^b   Rehmet, S ^c   Klein, G ^d   Breuer, T ^e   Ammon, A ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Academy for Public Health   (Germany)

^c Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^d Zentrum L   (Germany)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS   (Belgium)

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EID: 17144410799     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.4.785     Document Type: Article

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