Costs and efficacy of public health interventions to reduce aflatoxin-induced human disease

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 998-1014

  Khlangwiset, P ^a   Wu, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cereals; Health significance; Peanuts; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HARVESTING; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COST; CROP; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOTOXICOSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY;

AFLATOXINS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MYCOTOXICOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953648064     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440041003677475     Document Type: Article

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