Modeling Uncertainty of Estimated Illnesses Attributed to Non-O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Its Impact on Illness Cost

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 945-952

  Marks, Harry M ^a   Tohamy, Soumaya M ^a   Tsui, Flora ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84878842271     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-409     Document Type: Article

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