Stigmatized biologies: Examining the cumulative effects of oral health disparities for Mexican American farmworker children

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-219

  Horton, Sarah ^a   Barker, Judith C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant health; Latino health paradox; Local biologies; Medicaid; Oral health disparities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MEXICAN AMERICANS; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 77954566602     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2010.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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