Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health
Comments on the problems of public health in northern regions of Canada and Alaska, particularly emphasizing the difficulties due to permafrost, poor sanitation and inadequate housing. The principal diseases affecting the native population are discussed, including typhoid, tuberculosis, parasitism a...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3464 2024-06-09T07:42:06+00:00 Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health Albrecht, M.D., C. Earl 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3464 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3464/3439 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 18, issue 3, page 150 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1965 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3464 2024-05-14T12:53:43Z Comments on the problems of public health in northern regions of Canada and Alaska, particularly emphasizing the difficulties due to permafrost, poor sanitation and inadequate housing. The principal diseases affecting the native population are discussed, including typhoid, tuberculosis, parasitism and epidemics. The serious problem of accidents is mentioned (55% of all deaths over one yr in the Yukon). Statistics indicating rapid improvements in public health, particularly through control of tuberculosis, are given. The role of government and private organizations and future plans for increasing control of environment are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic permafrost Subarctic Alaska Yukon Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Canada Yukon ARCTIC 18 3 150 |
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Comments on the problems of public health in northern regions of Canada and Alaska, particularly emphasizing the difficulties due to permafrost, poor sanitation and inadequate housing. The principal diseases affecting the native population are discussed, including typhoid, tuberculosis, parasitism and epidemics. The serious problem of accidents is mentioned (55% of all deaths over one yr in the Yukon). Statistics indicating rapid improvements in public health, particularly through control of tuberculosis, are given. The role of government and private organizations and future plans for increasing control of environment are discussed. |
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Albrecht, M.D., C. Earl Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health |
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Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health |
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Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health |
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Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health |
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Observations on Arctic and Subarctic Health |
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observations on arctic and subarctic health |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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1965 |
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