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The health of Native Americans : toward a biocultural epidemiology  Cover Image Book Book

The health of Native Americans : toward a biocultural epidemiology

Young, T. Kue. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 0195073398 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780195073393 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: print
    ix, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-265) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction to native Americans -- Organization and plan -- Note on nomenclature -- Origins and genetic diversity -- Ecological habitats and adaptations -- Cultural and historical development -- Present geographical distribution -- Social and economic conditions -- Race and ethnicity -- Overview of population and health -- Historical perspective -- Sources of data -- Demographic features -- Patterns of mortality -- Morbidity and disability -- Behavioral health risks -- Nutrition and diet -- Epidemiologic transition -- Decline and persistence of infectious diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Infections of the nervous system -- Infections of the intestinal tract -- Pneumonia and acute respiratory infections -- Viral hepatitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Streptococcal infections and their sequelae -- Protozoan and helminthic parasites -- Emergence of chronic diseases -- Cancer -- Ischemic heart disease -- Stroke -- Hypertension -- Dyslipidemia -- Prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- Gallbladder disease -- Insulin resistance: a common metabolic defect?
Subject: Indians of North America Health and hygiene Statistics
Indians of North America Health and hygiene Social aspects
American Indians Diseases
Health Status Indicators North America

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library PNW RA 408 .I49 Y68 1994 228414 PNW Reshelving -
Lummi Library RA 408 .I49 Y68 1994 265946 Stacks Reshelving -

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