Food safety in family homes in Melbourne, Australia

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 818-822

  Mitakakis, Teresa Z ^a   Sinclair, Martha I ^a   Fairley, Christopher K ^a   Lightbody, Pamela K ^a   Leder, Karin ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 1842423498     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.818     Document Type: Article

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