Safety of patient meals in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt before and after training of food handlers

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 941-952

  El Derea, H ^a   Salem, E ^a   Fawzi, M ^a   Abdel Azeem, M ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EGYPT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MEAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INSERVICE TRAINING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 53649107144     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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