Exploratory study of the occupational health and health-seeking of migrant and seasonal farmworkers on the U.S.-mexico border

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 648-656

  Weigel, M Margaret ^a   Armijos, Rodrigo X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health seeking; Hispanic; Immigrant; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Musculoskeletal injury; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865861541     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9503-4     Document Type: Article

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