Agroterrorism: Where are we in the ongoing war on terrorism?

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 791-804

  Crutchley, Tamara M ^a   Rodgers, Joel B ^a   Whiteside Jr , Heustis P ^a   Vanier, Marty ^b   Terndrup, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947411930     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.3.791     Document Type: Review

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