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Food handlers' beliefs and self-reported practices

Deborah A. Clayton Food Safety Research Group, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, CF23 9XR, UK
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Christopher J. Griffith Food Safety Research Group, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, CF23 9XR, UK
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Patricia Price Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff Medicentre, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4UJ, UK
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Adrian C. Peters Food Safety Research Group, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), Colchester Avenue, Cardiff, CF23 9XR, UK
Pages 25-39 | Published online: 21 Jul 2010

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