The well-being of U.S. farm workers: A look at health

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-376

  Variyam, Jayachandran N ^a   Mishra, Ashok ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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EID: 27944502975     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2005.00231.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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