Epidemiologic Principles and Food Safety

Author:   Tamar Lasky (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780195172638


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   03 May 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Epidemiologic Principles and Food Safety


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Author:   Tamar Lasky (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 17.10cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780195172638


ISBN 10:   0195172639
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   03 May 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction and Background 1 ; Infectious Agents 2 ; Surveillance and Description 3 ; Vehicles, Sources, Risk Factors, Causes 4 ; Food as Exposure: Measuring Dietary Intake and Consumption Patterns 5 ; Managing a Food-Borne Outbreak 6 ; Epidemiologic Study Designs 7 ; Data Quality 8 ; Risk Assessment 9 ; Food Production and Processing 10 ; Food Handling and Preparation 11 ; The Economic Context 12 ; The Regulatory Environment 13

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Epidemiologic Principles and Foor Safety provides a succinct and informative profile of food safety epidemiology. The contributors have contributed to an important dialogue on the safety of the food supply. New approaches to risk assessment that utilize epidemiologic methods are proposed to improve food safety and public health. American Journal of Epidemiology, This book offers a unique take on the field of food safety and make us rethink how we should approach it. ...[it] is worth purchasing for its unique ability to conflate epidemiology and food safety into a meaningful, convincing and concise volume. Doody's Notes


""This book is worth purchasing for its unique ability to conflate epidemiology and food safety into a meaningful, convincing, and concise volume.""--Doody's ""Provides a succinct and informative profile of food safety epidemiology. The contributors have contributed to an important dialogue on the safety of the food supply.""--American Journal of Epidemiology ""The compilation of...concise chapters by expert authors offers a unique perspective. The authors are notably direct in their discussion of the historical, political, legal, and economic implications of work in food safety.""--Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ""This book is worth purchasing for its unique ability to conflate epidemiology and food safety into a meaningful, convincing, and concise volume.""--Doody's ""Provides a succinct and informative profile of food safety epidemiology. The contributors have contributed to an important dialogue on the safety of the food supply.""--American Journal of Epidemiology ""The compilation of...concise chapters by expert authors offers a unique perspective. The authors are notably direct in their discussion of the historical, political, legal, and economic implications of work in food safety.""--Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ""Lasky's book covers a broad range of food safety problems and illustrates the application of epidemiology to solving these problems.""--American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ""...provides a timely overview of the [food safety] system that will be useful even to those very familiar with a particular aspect of the food safety continuum...something for everyone-- an excellent overview for students, epidemiologists, regulators, academicians, industry representatives, and others interested in a broad survey of this field.""--Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal ""The text reads pleasantly, in some pages it is as fluent as a romance! Theory is integrated with practical and historical examples. In conclusion, this book should be appreciated not only by those with an interest in public health but by all who eat.""--Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health


Epidemiologic Principles and Foor Safety provides a succinct and informative profile of food safety epidemiology. The contributors have contributed to an important dialogue on the safety of the food supply. New approaches to risk assessment that utilize epidemiologic methods are proposed to improve food safety and public health. American Journal of Epidemiology, This book offers a unique take on the field of food safety and make us rethink how we should approach it. ...[it] is worth purchasing for its unique ability to conflate epidemiology and food safety into a meaningful, convincing and concise volume. Doody's Notes


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