An outbreak of foodborne diarrheal illness among soldiers in mina during Hajj: The role of consumer food handling behaviors

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-33

  Al Joudi, Abdulla ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviors.; Foodborne Outbreak; Hajj; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868035595     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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