Self-reported skin symptoms and skin-related quality of life among Latino immigrant poultry processing and other manual workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 605-614

  Quandt, Sara A ^a   Newman, Jill C ^a   Pichardo Geisinger, Rita ^a   Mora, Dana C ^a   Chen, Haiying ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant health; Manual workers; Occupational health; Poultry processing workers; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897575091     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22291     Document Type: Article

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