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Health transitions in arctic populations /

The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bjerregaard, Peter, M.D, Young, T. Kue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2008
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction / Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard
  • pt. 1. Regions
  • 2. Greenland / Peter Bjerregaard and Thomas Stensgaard
  • 3. Northern Canada / Kue Young
  • 4. Alaska / James Berner
  • 5. Arctic Russia / Andrew Kozlov and Dmitry Lisitsyn
  • 6. Northern Fennoscandia / Sven Hassler, Per Sjolander and Urban Janlert
  • pt. 2. Peoples
  • 7. Inuit / Peter Bterregaard and Kue Young
  • 8. Dene / Kue Young
  • 9. Sami / Sven Hassler, Siv Kvernmo and Andrew Kozlov
  • pt. 3. Determinants
  • 10. Environment and Living Conditions / Peter Bjerregaard, James Berner and Jon Oyvind Odland
  • 11. Diet, Nutrition, and Physical Activity / Peter Bjerregaard and Marit Jorgensen
  • 12. Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Use / Anna Rita Spein
  • 13. Genetic Susceptibility / Robert Hegele and Rebecca Pollex
  • 14. Cold Exposure, Adaptation, and Performance / Tiina Makinen and Mika Rytkonen
  • pt. 4. Consequences
  • 15. Infectious Diseases / Anders Koch, Michael Bruce and Preben Homoe
  • 16. Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, and Obesity / Marit Jorgensen and Kue Young
  • 17. Cancer / Jeppe Friborg and Sven Hassler
  • 18. Injuries and Violence / Kue Young and Sven Hassler
  • 19. Mental Health and Suicide / Anne Silviken and Siv Kvernmo
  • 20. Maternal and Child Health / Jon Oyvind Odland and Laura Arbour
  • pt. 5. Strategies
  • 21. Improving the Health of Arctic Populations / Peter Bjerregaard, Kue Young and James Berner.