Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 178-186 , August 2004

Health care providers’ attitudes toward current food safety recommendations for pregnant women

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 Supported by USDA-CSREES National Integrated Food Safety Initiative Project #2001-51110-11364.

PII: S0897-1897(04)00052-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 178-186 , August 2004