Deaths due to unknown foodborne agents

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1536-1543

  Frenzen, Paul D ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOSTRIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATALITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444271226     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1009.030403     Document Type: Review

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