Migrant farmworkers' housing conditions across an agricultural season in North Carolina.

Migrant farmworkers' housing conditions across an agricultural season in North Carolina.
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10.1002/ajim.20945
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2011-07
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3.5
通讯作者:
Arcury, Thomas A.
Arcury, Thomas A.
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医学4区
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Vallejos, Quirina M.;Quandt, Sara A.;Grzywacz, Joseph G.;Isom, Scott;Chen, Haiying;Galvan, Leonardo;Whalley, Lara;Chatterjee, Arjun B.;Arcury, Thomas A.

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