Learning from Listeria: The autonomy of the Public Health Agency of Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 877-879

  Wilson, Kumanan ^a,c   Keelan, Jennifer ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LISTERIA; LISTERIOSIS; NOTE; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 54349092020     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081441     Document Type: Note

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