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Developing, translating, and validating a survey instrument for assessing hospital food service staff’s food safety knowledge, perceptions, and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nisreen M. Abdulsalam and Hajar B. Alnomani
Saudi Medical Journal January 2024, 45 (1) 98-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.1.20230272
Nisreen M. Abdulsalam
From the Department of Food and Nutrition (Abdulsalam, Alnomani), Faculty of Human Science and Design, King Abdul-Aziz University, and from the Department of Food Services (Alnomani), Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hajar B. Alnomani
From the Department of Food and Nutrition (Abdulsalam, Alnomani), Faculty of Human Science and Design, King Abdul-Aziz University, and from the Department of Food Services (Alnomani), Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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