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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bjerregaard, Peter, M.D (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Young, T. Kue (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author:	De Gruyter
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Arctic peoples > Health and hygiene Health transition > Arctic regions Indigenous peoples > Health and hygiene > Arctic regions Public health > Arctic regions Arctic peoples Health transition Indigenous peoples > Health and hygiene Public health Arctic Regions Dictionaries

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Greenland
3. Northern Canada
4. Alaska
5. Arctic Russia
6. Northern Fennoscandia
7. Inuit
8. Dene
9. Sami
10. Environment and Living Conditions
11. Diet, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
12. Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Use
13. Genetic Susceptibility
14. Cold Exposure, Adaptation, and Performance
15. Infectious Diseases
16. Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, and Obesity
17. Cancer
18. Injuries and Violence
19. Mental Health and Suicide
20. Maternal and Child Health
21. Improving the Health of Arctic Populations
References
Contributors

Health Transitions in Arctic Populations /

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