A global perspective of migration and occupational health

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-337

  Schenker, Marc B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Immigration; Migrant; Occupational health; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

CAUSE OF DEATH; ECONOMICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949808441     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20834     Document Type: Article

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