Choices, choices: The application of multi-criteria decision analysis to a food safety decision-making problem

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2323-2333

  Fazil, A ^a   Rajic, A ^a   Sanchez, J ^b   McEwen, S ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 55849117375     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.11.2323     Document Type: Review

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