Evidence of organizational injustice in poultry processing plants: Possible effects on occupational health and safety among Latino workers in North Carolina

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-48

  Marín, Antonio J ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Carrillo, Lourdes ^b   Coates, Michael L ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Western North Carolina Workers Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Latino; Occupational health; Organizational justice; Poultry processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149387826     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20643     Document Type: Article

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