Oral health and quality of life of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-55

  Quandt, Sara A ^a   Hiott, Ann E ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Davis, Stephen W ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental; Farmworker; Health disparities; Immigrant; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOUTH DISEASE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NORTH CAROLINA; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOOTH LOSS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 33947671933     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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