Reporting of methodological features in observational studies of pre-harvest food safety

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 88-98

  Sargeant, Jan M ^a,b   O'Connor, Annette M ^c   Renter, David G ^d   Kelton, David F ^b   Snedeker, Kate ^a,b   Wisener, Lee V ^a,b   Leonard, Erin K ^a,b   Guthrie, Alessia D ^a,b   Faires, Meredith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methodology; Observational study design; Quality of reporting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650517755     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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