Immigrant Latino day laborers in New Jersey: Baseline data from a participatory research project

New Solutions

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-76

  Ochsner, Michele ^a   Marshall, Elizabeth ^b   Kimmel, L O U ^b   Martino, Carmen ^b   Cunningham, Rich ^b   Hoffner, K E N ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EMPLOYMENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH;

EID: 50149119126     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.18.1.d     Document Type: Article

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