Food safety related perceptions and practices of mothers - A case study in Hyderabad, India

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 506-513

  Sudershan, R V ^a   Rao, G M Subba ^a   Rao, Pratima ^a   Rao, M Vishnu Vardhana ^a   Polasa, Kalpagam ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Food safety; KABP study; Mothers; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048953932     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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