The REFLECT statement: Reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials in livestock and food safety: Explanation and elaboration

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 579-603

  Sargeant, J M ^a   O'Connor, A M ^b   Gardner, I A ^c   Dickson, J S ^b   Torrence, M E ^d   Dohoo, I R ^e   Lefebvre, S L ^f   Morley, P S ^g   Ramirez, A ^b   Snedeker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^f American Veterinary Medical Association   (United States)

^g Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 73649103800     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.3.579     Document Type: Review

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