The effect of perceived discrimination on the health of immigrant workers in Spain

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Agudelo Suárez, Andrés A ^a,b,c   Ronda Pérez, Elena ^b,c,d   Gil González, Diana ^b,d   Vives Cases, Carmen ^b,d   García, Ana M ^d,e,f   Ruiz Frutos, Carlos ^g   Felt, Emily ^c   Benavides, Fernando G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Occupational Health Research Centre (CiSAL)   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^f Environment and Health (ISTAS)   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

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EID: 80051642036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-652     Document Type: Article

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