The meanings of tuberculosis for Mexican migrant farmworkers in the United States

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-202

  Poss, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory models; Migrant farmworkers; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS; DISEASE PERCEPTION; MEXICAN MIGRANTS; MIGRANT LABOUR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRANT WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

USA, NEW YORK;

EID: 0031835248     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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