Epidemiological Investigation for Outbreak of Food Poisoning Caused by Bacillus cereus Among the Workers at a Local Company in 2010
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Choi, Kum-Bal
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine)
Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Lee, Kwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Ha, Gyoung-Yim (Department of Clinical Pathology, Dongguk University College of Medicine) Jung, Kwang-Hyun (GyeongSangBukdo Government Public Institute of Health & Environment) Sohn, Chang-Kyu (GyeongSangBukdo Government Public Institute of Health & Environment) |
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