Migrant farmworker children: Health status, barriers to care, and nursing innovations in health care delivery

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Gwyther, Marni E ^a   Jenkins, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 0032021156     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(98)90223-1     Document Type: Article

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