Socio-economic and hygiene features of street food vending in Gauteng

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-25

  Martins, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

EID: 33744802231     PISSN: 10118578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2006.11734085     Document Type: Article

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