Application of classification and regression trees for sensitivity analysis of the Escherichia coli O157:H7 food safety process risk model

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 609-618

  Mokhtari, Amirhossein ^a   Frey, H Christopher ^a   Jaykus, Lee Ann ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7;

EID: 33644903201     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.3.609     Document Type: Article

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