A qualitative exploration of the perceptions and information needs of public health inspectors responsible for food safety

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pham, Mai T ^a,b   Jones, Andria Q ^a,b   Sargeant, Jan M ^a,b   Marshall, Barbara J ^c   Dewey, Catherine E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY;

EID: 77953521269     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-345     Document Type: Article

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