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Journal Article Food Poisoning - A Major Threat to Airline Operations Get access CAROLE D. BURSLEM, CAROLE D. BURSLEM British Airways Medical ServiceLondon (Heathrow) Airport, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar MICHAEL J. KELLY, MICHAEL J. KELLY British Airways Medical ServiceLondon (Heathrow) Airport, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar FRANK S. PRESTON FRANK S. PRESTON British Airways Medical ServiceLondon (Heathrow) Airport, UK Requests for reprints should be addressed to: Dr Frank S. Preston OBE, 2 Ravensmead, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks SL9 0NB, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Occupational Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 3, AUTUMN 1990, Pages 97–100, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/40.3.97 Published: 01 October 1990Keywords:
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