Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Puerto Rican caretakers living in Hartford, Connecticut

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 512-516

  Bermúdez Millán, Angela ^a,b   Pérez Escamilla, Rafael ^b   Damio, Grace ^a   González, Anir ^a   Segura Pérez, Sofia ^a  

^a HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERTO RICO; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CONNECTICUT; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 2142758166     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.3.512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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