J Korean Med Sci.  2016 Jul;31(7):1009-1010. 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.7.1009.

Beef from the United States: Is It Safe?

• Kim KS
• Kim T
• Choi H
• Ahn C
• Lee CC

• KMID: 2373715
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2016.31.7.1009

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Animals
Cattle
Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/epidemiology
Meat/*analysis
United States

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