Investigating the Role of State and Local Health Departments in Addressing Public Health Concerns Related to Industrial Food Animal Production Sites

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Fry, Jillian P ^a   Laestadius, Linnea I ^a   Grechis, Clare ^a   Nachman, Keeve E ^a   Neff, Roni A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ANIMALS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEAT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873872755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054720     Document Type: Article

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