Latino worker perceptions of construction risks

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-187

  Menzel, Nancy Nivison ^a   Gutierrez, Antonio P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction worker; Health disparities; Latino; Occupational injury; Occupational safety; Vulnerable population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEVADA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 75749113722     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20735     Document Type: Article

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