Risk Screening for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Latino Migrant Farmworkers: A Role for the Community Health Worker

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 131-137

  Thompson, Reagan H ^a,b   Snyder, Audrey E ^a   Burt, David R ^c   Greiner, Doris S ^a   Luna, Max A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Community health worker; Diabetes; Hispanic; Migrant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940235616     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9910-2     Document Type: Article

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