False hope: Effects of social class and health policy on oral health inequalities for migrant farmworker families

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2028-2037

  Castañeda, Heide ^a   Carrion, Iraida V ^a   Kline, Nolan ^a   Tyson, Dinorah Martinez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dental care; Dental medicaid; Farmworkers; Health disparities; Latinos; Migrants; Oral health; USA

Indexed keywords

CLASS; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LATINO PEOPLE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARGINALIZATION; ORAL HEALTH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MIGRANT WORKER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FLORIDA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEXICO; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349306838     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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