The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec
The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:socmed:v:29:y:1989:i:8:p:965-974 2024-04-14T08:13:59+00:00 The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec Thouez, J.P. Rannou, A. Foggin, P. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277-9536(89)90052-X unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277-9536(89)90052-X article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:19Z The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes of lifestyle toward store purchased food and a lessened reliance on hunting and fishing along with the non-native nature of the health services available seem to be leading to heart conditions, hypertension and diabetes all of which give cause for concern. development Cree/Inuit populations northern Canada nutrition Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Canada Indian |
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The cultural setting of the isolated Cree Indian and Inuit communities is described and measures of their health examined. Questionnaires were employed to consider both epidemiological and socio-cultural facets and physical examination evaluated serological indicators of nutritional status. Changes of lifestyle toward store purchased food and a lessened reliance on hunting and fishing along with the non-native nature of the health services available seem to be leading to heart conditions, hypertension and diabetes all of which give cause for concern. development Cree/Inuit populations northern Canada nutrition |
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Thouez, J.P. Rannou, A. Foggin, P. |
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Thouez, J.P. Rannou, A. Foggin, P. The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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Thouez, J.P. Rannou, A. Foggin, P. |
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The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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The other face of development: Native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--The case of the Cree and Inuit of Northern Quebec |
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other face of development: native population, health status and indicators of malnutrition--the case of the cree and inuit of northern quebec |
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