Social isolation among latino workers in rural North Carolina: Exposure and health implications

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 822-830

  Mora, Dana C ^a   Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Anderson, Andrea M ^a   Chen, Haiying ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Marín, Antonio J ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Latino immigrant workers; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873584901     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9784-x     Document Type: Article

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