Assessing the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in New York State: Statewide data 2003-2005

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 448-463

  Emmi, Kiersten E ^d   Jurkowski, Janine M ^a   Codru, Neculai ^b   Bell, Erin M ^b   Kacica, Marilyn A ^b,c   Carter, Thomas P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Disease prevalence; Ethnicity; Infection; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952934963     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0279     Document Type: Article

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