Child healthcare in two farmworker populations

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 419-431

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

^a Northwestern Carolina Oncology and Hematology   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Health disparities; Hispanic Latino health; Immigrant health; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 35348974687     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9062-8     Document Type: Article

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