Using lay health promoters in occupational health: Outcome evaluation in a sample of latino poultry-processing workers

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Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-466

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

^a Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Western North Carolina Workers Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77952781494     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.19.4.e     Document Type: Article

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