Three-year surveillance program examining the prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in whole retail raw chicken

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 928-931

  Meldrum, R J ^a   Smith, R M M ^b   Wilson, I G ^c  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33646143554     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.4.928     Document Type: Article

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