Statistical analysis of temporal and spatial trends of zoonotic agents in animals and food Part I: Critical review of the statistical analysis carried out on the Community Summary Report 2006 data

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

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data analysis; spatial analysis; statistical analysis; trend analysis; zoonoses

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EID: 85078639859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.253r     Document Type: Article

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