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Health of Native Americans Toward a Biocultural Epidemiology

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ISBN-10: 0195073398

ISBN-13: 9780195073393

Edition: 1994

Authors: T. Kue Young

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This book provides a comprehensive review of the health of Native Americans in Canada and the United States. Historical trends in population and health status from pre-European contact to the present are examined in three groups of diseases: infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and injuries. The author discusses the etiology and pathogenesis of different diseases in each group, and weighs genetic and environmental risk factors. He also compares the incidence of disease among Native Americans and non-Native Americans, examines variations among Native Americans belonging to different geographical, cultural and linguistic groups, and reviews control and prevention strategies. On a broader…    
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List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.57" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

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An Introduction to Native Americans
An Overview of Population and Health
Decline and Persistence of Infectious Diseases
Emergence of Chronic Diseases (I)
Emergence of Chronic Diseases (II)
Injuries and Social Pathologies
Towards a Biocultural Epidemiology