Food safety practices among pregnant women and mothers in the women, infants, and children program, Miami, Florida

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1230-1237

  Trepka, Mary Jo ^a   Newman, Frederick L ^a   Dixon, Zisca ^a   Huffman, Fatma G ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34249091970     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.5.1230     Document Type: Article

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