Development and implementation of a food safety knowledge instrument: Food science education research

Journal of Food Science Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 46-55

  Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^a   Wheatley, Virginia ^a   Schaffner, Donald ^a   Bruhn, Christine ^b   Blalock, Lydia ^a   Maurer, Jaclyn ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547293246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4329.2007.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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