Eating out is associated with self-reported food poisoning: A Western Australia population perspective, 1998 to 2009

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2270-2277

  Pollard, Christina M ^a,b   Meng, Xingqiong ^a   Williamson, Sophe ^b   Dodds, Jim ^b   Binns, Colin W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eating out; Food safety; Knowledge; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET SURVEYS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESTAURANTS; SELF REPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904735321     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013002371     Document Type: Article

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