The jornalero: Perceptions of health care resources of immigrant day laborers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 691-697

  Leclere, Oscar A ^a   López, Rebecca A ^b  

^a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Day laborers; Immigrant health; Jornaleros; Undocumented workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; DOCUMENTATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865865691     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9516-z     Document Type: Article

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