The impact of local environmental health capacity on foodborne illness morbidity in maryland

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1495-1500

  Zablotsky Kufel, Joanna S ^a   Resnick, Beth A ^b   Fox, Mary A ^b   McGready, John ^b   Yager, James P ^b   Burke, Thomas A ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MANPOWER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MARYLAND; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 79960469627     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300137     Document Type: Article

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