'Why Don't they Get It?' Talk of Medicine as Science. St Luke's Hospital, Panniqtuuq, Baffin Island
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 and tech...
Published in: | Social History of Medicine |
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Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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Online Access: | http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/19/1/87 https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkj006 |