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The circumpolar Inuit : health of a population in transition

Medical Entomology and ZoologyPublished 1 January 1998
Peter Bjerregaard, T. Kue Young
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TL;DR

The circumpolar Inuit: Biology and culture in Arctic adaptation and the social pathologies are studied.

Abstract

* Introduction to the circumpolar Inuit * Demography and vital statistics * Genetics and physiology * Environmental quality * Diet, nutrition and metabolism * Personal lifestyles and health practices * Infectious and parasitic diseases * Chronic, non-communicable diseases * Mental health and psychosocial development * Injuries and the social pathologies * Vision, hearing and oral health * Health care * Biology and culture in Arctic adaptation

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