Farmworkers at risk: The costs of family separation

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 672-677

  Ward, Louise S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Family and health; Farmworkers; Hispanic families

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIGRATION; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952061569     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9207-6     Document Type: Article

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