A qualitative study about immigrant workers' perceptions of their working conditions in Spain

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 936-942

  Ahonen, E Q ^a   Porthe V ^a   Vazquez M L ^b   Garcia A M ^c   Lopez Jacob M J ^d   Ruiz Frutos, C ^e   Ronda Perez E ^f   Benach, J ^a   Benavides, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b Health Policy Research Unit   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Trade Union Institute for Work Environment and Health ISTAS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRAINING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SALARY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SPAIN; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPAIN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350212661     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077016     Document Type: Article

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