Evaluation of Food Hygiene Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of Food Handlers in Food Businesses in Accra, Ghana
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Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of institutional food-handlers in Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Food and Nutrition Sciences
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2157-944X,2157-9458
DOI: 10.4236/fns.2011.28114