Health care utilization among migrant latino farmworkers: The case of skin disease

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-103

  Feldman, Steven R ^a   Vallejos, Quirina M ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Schulz, Mark R ^b   Verma, Amit ^b   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; NORTH CAROLINA; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SKIN DISEASES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049148336     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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