The hygiene training of food handlers at a teaching hospital

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-190

  Acikel, Cengiz Han ^a   Ogur, Recai ^a   Yaren, Hakan ^a   Gocgeldi, Ercan ^a   Ucar, Muharrem ^a   Kir, Tayfun ^b  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Health Department   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Food handler; Food hygiene; Training

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548422382     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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