Food safety issues and information needs: An online survey of public health inspectors

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 22-29

  Pham, Mai T ^a   Jones, Andria Q ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^a   Sargeant, Jan M ^a   Marshall, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BACTERIUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH WORKER; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATHOGEN; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO;

EID: 84864299277     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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