Occupational risks and injuries in non-agricultural immigrant Latino workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-123

  Pransky, Glenn ^a,c   Moshenberg, Daniel ^b,d   Benjamin, Katy ^c   Portillo, Silvia ^d   Thackrey, Jeffrey Lee ^e   Hill Fotouhi, Carolyn ^c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Tenants' and Workers' Support Committee   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic Americans; Immigration; Minority groups; Occupational injuries; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036327960     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10092     Document Type: Article

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