Foodborne Salmonella-caused outbreaks in Catalonia (Spain), 1990 to 2003

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 209-213

  Domínguez, Angela ^a   Torner, Nuria ^a   Ruiz, Laura ^a   Martínez, Ana ^a   Bartolomé, Rosa ^b   Sulleiro, Elena ^b   Teixido, Angel ^a   Plasencia, Antoni ^a  

^a Directorate of Public Health   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

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EID: 33846693824     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.1.209     Document Type: Article

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