Latino farmworker perceptions of the risk factors for occupational skin disease

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 434-442

  Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Vallejos, Quirina M ^a   Marín, Antonio J ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Smith, Gerrell ^b   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural health; Farmworkers; Health beliefs; Occupational health; Skin disease

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPLANATORY MODELS OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSECT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PLANT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUN EXPOSURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGROCHEMICALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEAT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES; SUNLIGHT; WATER;

EID: 33744489583     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20311     Document Type: Article

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