Health professionals' knowledge and understanding about listeria monocytogenes indicates a need for improved professional training

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1310-1316

  Buffer, Janet L ^a   Medeiros, Lydia C ^b   Kendall, Patricia ^c   Schroeder, Mary ^c   Sofos, John ^c  

^a Kroger Company   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84863855802     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-006     Document Type: Review

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