Evaluation of an educational intervention using the enhanced food safety cost-of-illness model

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-141

  Scharff, Robert L ^a   McDowell, Joyce ^a   Medeiros, Lydia ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149475494     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.137     Document Type: Article

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