HEALTH OF CANADIAN INUIT INFANTS

• Main Authors: Alison L Jenkins Ph. D, Theresa W Gyorkos Ph. D, Kate N Culman M. D, Brian J Ward M. D, Gary S Pekeles M. D, Elaine L Mills M. D
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: OVERVIEW OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE; Arctic; Tive; inuit
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.665.5583; http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/download/17526/19956/

Background. Inuit infants throughout the Arctic experience higher mortality and poorer health than their non-Inuit counterparts, and suffer disproportionately from bacterial and viral infections. Study design.This review examines the health status of these infants, with a focus on Canadian Inuit com...