‘Why Don’t they Get It? ’ Talk of Medicine as Science. St Luke’s Hospital, Panniqtuuq, Baffin Island

Summary. Using diaries, clinical notes and other sources, this contribution explores interactions between Dr J. A. Bildfell and Inuit at Panniqtuuq, Baffin Island, in 1933 and 1934. The article comprises a record of conflict, with two cultures colliding over the provision of health care. Scientific...

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Main Authors: Frank James Tester, Paule Mcnicoll
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.129.6303
http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/19/1/87.pdf