Development of educational and training materials on safety and health: Targeting Hispanic workers in the construction industry

Family and Community Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-266

  Brunette, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Hispanic workers; Safety and health at work; Safety training and education materials; Translation guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 21244433539     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200507000-00006     Document Type: Article

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