Treating skin disease: Self-management behaviors of Latino farmworkers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Vallejos, Quirina M ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Farmworkers; Health behavior; Health beliefs; Health care barriers; Home remedies; Medical care; Occupational health; Over the counter medicine; Self care

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SELF CARE; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGROCHEMICALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SELF CARE; SKIN DISEASES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751182003     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v11n02_06     Document Type: Article

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