Monte Carlo simulations assessing the risk of salmonellosis from consumption of almonds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1594-1599

  Danyluk, Michelle D ^a   Harris, Linda J ^a   Schaffner, Donald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33746189394     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1594     Document Type: Article

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