Lessons to be learned from an outbreak of foodborne listeriosis, Austria 2009-2010

Food Protection Trends

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Pichler, Juliane ^a   Appl, Georg ^a   Pietzka, Ariane ^a   Allerberger, Franz ^a,b  

^a AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

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EID: 84855569221     PISSN: 15419576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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