An ethnographic study of the social context of migrant health in the United States.

BACKGROUND: Migrant workers in the United States have extremely poor health. This paper aims to identify ways in which the social context of migrant farm workers affects their health and health care. METHODS AND FINDINGS: This qualitative study employs participant observation and interviews on farms...

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Main Author: Seth M Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1621098?pdf=render