Development and evaluation of an online, inquiry-based food safety education program for secondary teachers and their students

Journal of Food Science Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Beffa Negrini, Patricia A ^a   Cohen, Nancy L ^a   Laus, Mary Jane ^a   McLandsborough, Lynne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 34848856124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4329.2007.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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