Characteristics of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations Conducted by Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Sites, 2003–2008
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Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet).
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1537-6591,1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis232