Self-reported hand washing behaviors and foodborne illness: A propensity score matching approach

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 352-358

  Ali, Mir M ^a   Verrill, Linda ^b   Zhang, Yuanting ^b  

^a SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROPENSITY SCORE; SELF DISCLOSURE;

FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOAPS;

EID: 84896750425     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-286     Document Type: Article

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