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The raw oyster consumer--a risk taker? Use of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

K C Klontz et al. Epidemiology. 1991 Nov.

Abstract

We used the 1988 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Florida to determine the prevalence of consumption of raw oysters, a vehicle implicated in the transmission of several pathogens. One-third of survey respondents reported ever eating raw oysters. The prevalence was higher for persons 18-49 years old and for males, and, when controlled for age and sex, for persons who reported being cigarette smokers or acute or chronic alcohol drinkers, and driving while intoxicated.

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• The value of an indirect index in selecting groups for a health education message.
  Cole P. Cole P. Epidemiology. 1991 Nov;2(6):401-2. Epidemiology. 1991. PMID: 1790190 No abstract available.

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