Food safety knowledge and behaviors of Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program participants in the United States

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1651-1658

  Kwon, Junehee ^a,c   Wilson, Amber N S ^a   Bednar, Carolyn ^a   Kennon, Lisa ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49449092784     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.8.1651     Document Type: Article

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