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Preview of 2013
Article: 20474
Published online: 31 Jan 2013
CitationforPreview of 2013 | Full Text | PDF (140.3 KB)
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Guest Editorial

Editorial
Is Arctic medicine a distinct science? A Russian perspective
Dimitrii G. Tikhonov
Article: 21248
Published online: 09 May 2013
CitationforIs Arctic medicine a distinct science? A Russian perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (63.2 KB)
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Review Articles

Review Article
Policy silences: why Canada needs a National First Nations, Inuit and Métis health policy
Josée G. Lavoie
Article: 22690
Published online: 27 Dec 2013
AbstractforPolicy silences: why Canada needs a National First Nations, Inuit and Métis health policy | Full Text | References | PDF (101.4 KB)
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A review of protective factors and causal mechanisms that enhance the mental health of Indigenous Circumpolar youth
Joanna Petrasek MacDonald, James D. Ford, Ashlee Cunsolo Willox & Nancy A. Ross
Article: 21775
Published online: 09 Dec 2013
AbstractforA review of protective factors and causal mechanisms that enhance the mental health of Indigenous Circumpolar youth | Full Text | References | PDF (383.1 KB)
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Conceptualizing and contextualizing food insecurity among Greenlandic children
Birgit Niclasen, Michal Molcho, Steven Arnfjord & Christina Schnohr
Article: 19928
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforConceptualizing and contextualizing food insecurity among Greenlandic children | Full Text | References | PDF (157.3 KB)
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Zoonotic infections in Alaska: disease prevalence, potential impact of climate change and recommended actions for earlier disease detection, research, prevention and control
Karsten Hueffer, Alan J. Parkinson, Robert Gerlach & James Berner
Article: 19562
Published online: 07 Feb 2013
AbstractforZoonotic infections in Alaska: disease prevalence, potential impact of climate change and recommended actions for earlier disease detection, research, prevention and control | Full Text | References | PDF (157.3 KB)
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Original Research Articles

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Streptococcus pneumoniae non-susceptibility and outpatient antimicrobial prescribing rates at the Alaska Native Medical Center
Ryan W. Stevens, Jay Wenger, Lisa Bulkow & Michael G. Bruce
Article: 22297
Published online: 17 Dec 2013
AbstractforStreptococcus pneumoniae non-susceptibility and outpatient antimicrobial prescribing rates at the Alaska Native Medical Center | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Food and water security issues in Russia II: Water security in general population of Russian Arctic, Siberia and Far East, 2000–2011
Alexey A. Dudarev, Eugenia V. Dushkina, Yuliya N. Sladkova, Pavel R. Alloyarov, Valery S. Chupakhin, Vitaliy M. Dorofeyev, Tatjana A. Kolesnikova, Kirill B. Fridman, Birgitta Evengard & Lena M. Nilsson
Article: 22646
Published online: 09 Dec 2013
AbstractforFood and water security issues in Russia II: Water security in general population of Russian Arctic, Siberia and Far East, 2000–2011 | Full Text | References | PDF (208.2 KB)
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Food and water security issues in Russia III: food- and waterborne diseases in the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000–2011
Alexey A. Dudarev, Vitaliy M. Dorofeyev, Eugenia V. Dushkina, Pavel R. Alloyarov, Valery S. Chupakhin, Yuliya N. Sladkova, Tatjana A. Kolesnikova, Kirill B. Fridman, Lena Maria Nilsson & Birgitta Evengard
Article: 21856
Published online: 09 Dec 2013
AbstractforFood and water security issues in Russia III: food- and waterborne diseases in the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000–2011 | Full Text | References | PDF (114.8 KB)
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Decentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services
Bente Norbye & Mari Wolff Skaalvik
Article: 22793
Published online: 25 Nov 2013
AbstractforDecentralized nursing education in Northern Norway: towards a sustainable recruitment and retention model in rural Arctic healthcare services | Full Text | References | PDF (311.9 KB)
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Incidence of Greenlandic stroke-survivors in Greenland: A 2-year cross-sectional study
Karen Bjorn-Mortensen, Folmer Lynggaard & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 22626
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforIncidence of Greenlandic stroke-survivors in Greenland: A 2-year cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (84.8 KB)
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Which Sámi? Sámi inclusion criteria in population-based studies of Sámi health and living conditions in Norway – an exploratory study exemplified with data from the SAMINOR study
Torunn Pettersen & Magritt Brustad
Article: 21813
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforWhich Sámi? Sámi inclusion criteria in population-based studies of Sámi health and living conditions in Norway – an exploratory study exemplified with data from the SAMINOR study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Food and water security issues in Russia I: food security in the general population of the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000–2011
Alexey A. Dudarev, Pavel R. Alloyarov, Valery S. Chupakhin, Eugenia V. Dushkina, Yuliya N. Sladkova, Vitaliy M. Dorofeyev, Tatijana A. Kolesnikova, Kirill B. Fridman, Lena Maria Nilsson & Birgitta Evengård
Article: 21848
Published online: 23 Oct 2013
AbstractforFood and water security issues in Russia I: food security in the general population of the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000–2011 | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer in Greenland in 1994–2010
Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, Ramon Gordon Jensen, Emilie Garnæs, Marianne Hamilton Therkildsen, Bodil Norrild, Lena Specht, Christian von Buchwald & Preben Homøe
Article: 22386
Published online: 06 Nov 2013
AbstractforHuman papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer in Greenland in 1994–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (353.8 KB)
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Seasonality and ambient temperature at time of conception in term-born individuals – influences on cardiovascular disease and obesity in adult life
Nadja Schreier, Elena Moltchanova, Tom Forsén, Eero Kajantie & Johan G. Eriksson
Article: 21466
Published online: 15 Oct 2013
AbstractforSeasonality and ambient temperature at time of conception in term-born individuals – influences on cardiovascular disease and obesity in adult life | Full Text | References | PDF (348.2 KB)
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Injuries in the North – analysis of 20 years of surveillance data collected by the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
Minh T. Do, Mylène Fréchette, Steven McFaull, Bryany Denning, Mike Ruta & Wendy Thompson
Article: 21090
Published online: 20 Sep 2013
AbstractforInjuries in the North – analysis of 20 years of surveillance data collected by the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program | Full Text | References | PDF (551.1 KB)
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Ethnic differences in leptin and adiponectin levels between Greenlandic Inuit and Danish children
Thor Munch-Andersen, Kaspar Sorensen, Niels-Jacob Aachmann-Andersen, Lise Aksglaede, Anders Juul & Jørn W. Helge
Article: 21458
Published online: 07 Aug 2013
AbstractforEthnic differences in leptin and adiponectin levels between Greenlandic Inuit and Danish children | Full Text | References | PDF (98.4 KB)
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Telenovela: an innovative colorectal cancer screening health messaging tool
Melany Cueva, Regina Kuhnley, Jozieta Slatton, Mark Dignan, Emily Underwood & Kate Landis
Article: 21301
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforTelenovela: an innovative colorectal cancer screening health messaging tool | Full Text | References | PDF (95.5 KB)
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Sense of coherence of reindeer herders and other Samis in comparison to other Swedish citizens
Agneta Abrahamsson, Ulrika Lindmark & Arne Gerdner
Article: 20633
Published online: 10 Jul 2013
AbstractforSense of coherence of reindeer herders and other Samis in comparison to other Swedish citizens | Full Text | References | PDF (243.1 KB)
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Experiences of being a young male Sami reindeer herder: a qualitative study in perspective of mental health
Niclas Kaiser, Terje Ruong & Ellinor Salander Renberg
Article: 20926
Published online: 10 Jul 2013
AbstractforExperiences of being a young male Sami reindeer herder: a qualitative study in perspective of mental health | Full Text | References | PDF (115.1 KB)
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Genetic polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COMT genes in Greenlandic Inuit and Europeans
Mandana Ghisari, Manhai Long & Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen
Article: 21113
Published online: 17 Jun 2013
AbstractforGenetic polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP1B1 and COMT genes in Greenlandic Inuit and Europeans | Full Text | References | PDF (126.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids and calcaneal ultrasound parameters among Inuit women from Nuuk (Greenland): a longitudinal study
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu, Pierre Ayotte, Éric Dewailly, Sylvie Dodin, Henning S. Pedersen, Gert Mulvad & Suzanne Côté
Article: 20988
Published online: 05 Jun 2013
AbstractforPolyunsaturated fatty acids and calcaneal ultrasound parameters among Inuit women from Nuuk (Greenland): a longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (115.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Dioxin-like compounds are not associated with bone strength measured by ultrasonography in Inuit women from Nunavik (Canada): results of a cross-sectional study
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu, Pierre Ayotte, Éric Dewailly & Sylvie Dodin
Article: 20843
Published online: 29 May 2013
AbstractforDioxin-like compounds are not associated with bone strength measured by ultrasonography in Inuit women from Nunavik (Canada): results of a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (131.5 KB)
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Evaluation of the acceptability of a CD-Rom as a health promotion tool for Inuit in Ottawa
Kelly E. McShane, Janet K. Smylie, Paul D. Hastings, Conrad Prince, Tungasuvvingat Inuit Family Health Team & Connie Siedule
Article: 20573
Published online: 23 May 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of the acceptability of a CD-Rom as a health promotion tool for Inuit in Ottawa | Full Text | References | PDF (637 KB)
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Induced abortion on demand and birth rate in Sami-speaking municipalities and a control group in Finnmark, Norway
Jan Norum, Tove E. Svee, Anca Heyd & Carsten Nieder
Article: 20357
Published online: 14 May 2013
AbstractforInduced abortion on demand and birth rate in Sami-speaking municipalities and a control group in Finnmark, Norway | Full Text | References | PDF (322.5 KB)
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Hepatitis B and C viruses and survival from hepatocellular carcinoma in the Arkhangelsk region: a Russian registry-based study
Maria Makarova, Alexandra Krettek, Mikhail Y. Valkov & Andrej M. Grjibovski
Article: 20282
Published online: 13 May 2013
AbstractforHepatitis B and C viruses and survival from hepatocellular carcinoma in the Arkhangelsk region: a Russian registry-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (453.3 KB)
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Examining DNA fingerprinting as an epidemiology tool in the tuberculosis program in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Cheryl Case, Kami Kandola, Linda Chui, Vincent Li, Nancy Nix & Rhonda Johnson
Article: 20067
Published online: 08 May 2013
AbstractforExamining DNA fingerprinting as an epidemiology tool in the tuberculosis program in the Northwest Territories, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Utilizing harmonization and common surveillance methods to consolidate 4 cohorts: the Western Alaska Tribal Collaborative for Health (WATCH) study
Kathryn R. Koller, Abbie W. Wolfe, Jesse S. Metzger, Melissa A. Austin, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Cristiane Kaufmann, Stacey E. Jolly, Sven O.E. Ebbesson, Jason G. Umans, Barbara V. Howard & Bert B. Boyer
Article: 20572
Published online: 02 May 2013
AbstractforUtilizing harmonization and common surveillance methods to consolidate 4 cohorts: the Western Alaska Tribal Collaborative for Health (WATCH) study | Full Text | References | PDF (196.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Hunger among Inuit children in Canada
Leanne C. Findlay, Kellie A. Langlois & Dafna E. Kohen
Article: 20324
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
AbstractforHunger among Inuit children in Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (181.1 KB)
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Nanolitre real-time PCR detection of bacterial, parasitic, and viral agents from patients with diarrhoea in Nunavut, Canada
David M. Goldfarb, Brent Dixon, Ioana Moldovan, Nicholas Barrowman, Kirsten Mattison, Chad Zentner, Maureen Baikie, Sabah Bidawid, Francis Chan & Robert Slinger
Article: 19903
Published online: 08 Apr 2013
AbstractforNanolitre real-time PCR detection of bacterial, parasitic, and viral agents from patients with diarrhoea in Nunavut, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (115 KB)
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A psychological autopsy study of suicide among Inuit in Nunavut: methodological and ethical considerations, feasibility and acceptability
Eduardo Chachamovich, Jack Haggarty, Margaret Cargo, Jack Hicks, Laurence J. Kirmayer & Gustavo Turecki
Article: 20078
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
AbstractforA psychological autopsy study of suicide among Inuit in Nunavut: methodological and ethical considerations, feasibility and acceptability | Full Text | References | PDF (787.1 KB)
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Harmful alcohol use and frequent use of marijuana among lifetime problem gamblers and the prevalence of cross-addictive behaviour among Greenland Inuit: evidence from the cross-sectional Inuit health in transition Greenland survey 2006–2010
Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen, Tine Curtis & Peter Bjerregaard
Article: 19551
Published online: 15 Mar 2013
AbstractforHarmful alcohol use and frequent use of marijuana among lifetime problem gamblers and the prevalence of cross-addictive behaviour among Greenland Inuit: evidence from the cross-sectional Inuit health in transition Greenland survey 2006–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (660.7 KB)
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Validation of survey information on smoking and alcohol consumption against import statistics, Greenland 1993–2010
Peter Bjerregaard & Ulrik Becker
Article: 20314
Published online: 05 Mar 2013
AbstractforValidation of survey information on smoking and alcohol consumption against import statistics, Greenland 1993–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (321.8 KB)
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Prevalence and management of patients using medication targeting obstructive lung disease: A cross-sectional study in primary healthcare in Greenland
Sequssuna Olsen, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Mette Kofoed, Kim Abildskov & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 20108
Published online: 28 Feb 2013
AbstractforPrevalence and management of patients using medication targeting obstructive lung disease: A cross-sectional study in primary healthcare in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (94.7 KB)
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Environmental exposure as an independent risk factor of chronic bronchitis in northwest Russia
Pentti Nieminen, Dmitry Panychev, Sergei Lyalyushkin, German Komarov, Alexander Nikanov, Mark Borisenko, Vuokko L. Kinnula & Tuula Toljamo
Article: 19742
Published online: 22 Feb 2013
AbstractforEnvironmental exposure as an independent risk factor of chronic bronchitis in northwest Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (692.2 KB)
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Type-specific prevalence of human papillomavirus in women screened for cervical cancer in Labrador, Canada
Alberto Severini, Ying Jiang, Paul Brassard, Howard Morrison, Alain A. Demers, Elizabeth Oguntuase, Muna Al-Rushdi, Felicia Preston, Samuel Ratnam & Yang Mao
Article: 19743
Published online: 21 Feb 2013
AbstractforType-specific prevalence of human papillomavirus in women screened for cervical cancer in Labrador, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (97.9 KB)
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The HIV epidemic in Greenland – a slow spreading infection among adult heterosexual Greenlanders
Karen Bjorn-Mortensen, Karin Ladefoged, Niels Obel & Marie Helleberg
Article: 19558
Published online: 19 Feb 2013
AbstractforThe HIV epidemic in Greenland – a slow spreading infection among adult heterosexual Greenlanders | Full Text | References | PDF (232.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Self-rated health among Greenlandic Inuit and Norwegian Sami adolescents: associated risk and protective correlates
Anna Rita Spein, Cecilia Petrine Pedersen, Anne Cathrine Silviken, Marita Melhus, Siv Eli Kvernmo & Peter Bjerregaard
Article: 19793
Published online: 06 Feb 2013
AbstractforSelf-rated health among Greenlandic Inuit and Norwegian Sami adolescents: associated risk and protective correlates | Full Text | References | PDF (173.8 KB)
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Suicidal expressions in young Swedish Sami, a cross-sectional study
Lotta Omma, Mikael Sandlund & Lars Jacobsson
Article: 19862
Published online: 17 Jan 2013
AbstractforSuicidal expressions in young Swedish Sami, a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (252.2 KB)
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Article
Clinical risk factors for osteoporosis are common among elderly people in Nuuk, Greenland
Anna Jakobsen, Peter Laurberg, Peter Vestergaard & Stig Andersen
Article: 19596
Published online: 14 Jan 2013
AbstractforClinical risk factors for osteoporosis are common among elderly people in Nuuk, Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (314.8 KB)
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Short Communications

Rapid Communication
High prevalence of atrial fibrillation among Greenlanders with ischemic stroke – atrial fibrillation found in more than 30% of cases
Karen Bjorn-Mortensen, Folmer Lynggaard & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 22628
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforHigh prevalence of atrial fibrillation among Greenlanders with ischemic stroke – atrial fibrillation found in more than 30% of cases | Full Text | References | PDF (59.5 KB)
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Reasons for medical consultation among members of the Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica
Abhijeet Bhatia, Pradip Malhotra & AshokKumar Agarwal
Article: 20175
Published online: 14 Feb 2013
AbstractforReasons for medical consultation among members of the Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (69.2 KB)
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Dissertation Summaries

Smoking behaviours among pregnant women in the Baffin Region of Nunavut
Chantal R. M. Nelson
Article: 21894
Published online: 31 Jul 2013
CitationforSmoking behaviours among pregnant women in the Baffin Region of Nunavut | Full Text | PDF (62.6 KB)
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Clinical Case Reports

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Severe vitamin D deficiency in 6 Canadian First Nation formula-fed infants
Melissa L. Gross, Milton Tenenbein & Elizabeth A. C. Sellers
Article: 20244
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforSevere vitamin D deficiency in 6 Canadian First Nation formula-fed infants | Full Text | References | PDF (73.6 KB)
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Public Health Practice

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Future human health research directions for the Canadian Northern Contaminants Program
Shawn G. Donaldson, Meredith S. Curren, Bryan Adlard, Jonathan Provost, Tara Leech, Constantine Tikhonov, Mark Feeley, Scott Tomlinson & Russel Shearer
Article: 23049
Published online: 22 Nov 2013
AbstractforFuture human health research directions for the Canadian Northern Contaminants Program | Full Text | References | PDF (166.7 KB)
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The Alaska Area Specimen Bank: a tribal–federal partnership to maintain and manage a resource for health research
Alan J. Parkinson, Thomas Hennessy, Lisa Bulkow, H. Sally Smith & the Alaska Area Specimen Bank Working Group
Article: 20607
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforThe Alaska Area Specimen Bank: a tribal–federal partnership to maintain and manage a resource for health research | Full Text | References | PDF (202.1 KB) | Supplemental
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History and Biography

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Nursing during World War II: Finnmark County, Northern Norway
Ingrid Immonen
Article: 20278
Published online: 25 Apr 2013
AbstractforNursing during World War II: Finnmark County, Northern Norway | Full Text | References | PDF (85.8 KB)
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Conference and Workshop Reports

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Approaching a collaborative research agenda for health systems performance in circumpolar regions
Susan Chatwood, Jessica Bytautas, Anthea Darychuk, Peter Bjerregaard, Adalsteinn Brown, Donald Cole, Howard Hu, Micheal Jong, Malcolm King, Siv Kvernmo & Jeremy Veillard
Article: 21474
Published online: 14 Aug 2013
First Page PreviewforApproaching a collaborative research agenda for health systems performance in circumpolar regions | Full Text | PDF (74.3 KB)
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Indicators of food and water security in an Arctic Health context – results from an international workshop discussion
Lena Maria Nilsson, James Berner, Alexey A. Dudarev, Gert Mulvad, Jon Øyvind Odland, Alan Parkinson, Arja Rautio, Constantine Tikhonov & Birgitta Evengård
Article: 21530
Published online: 07 Aug 2013
AbstractforIndicators of food and water security in an Arctic Health context – results from an international workshop discussion | Full Text | References | PDF (111 KB)
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Burden and prevention of viral hepatitis in the Arctic region, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–23 March 2012
David FitzSimons, Brian McMahon, Greet Hendrickx, Alex Vorsters & Pierre Van Damme
Article: 21163
Published online: 17 Jul 2013
First Page PreviewforBurden and prevention of viral hepatitis in the Arctic region, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–23 March 2012 | Full Text | References | PDF (99.1 KB)
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Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia

Book Review
Arctic Health in Russia
Article: 20724
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
CitationforArctic Health in Russia | Full Text | PDF (48.8 KB)
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Occupational health and health care in Russia and Russian Arctic: 1980–2010
AlexeyA. Dudarev & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20456
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforOccupational health and health care in Russia and Russian Arctic: 1980–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Occupational accidents in Russia and the Russian Arctic
Alexey A. Dudarev, Igor P. Karnachev & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20458
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforOccupational accidents in Russia and the Russian Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (166.3 KB)
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Occupational diseases in Murmansk Oblast: 1980–2010
Alexey A. Dudarev, Liudmila V. Talykova & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20468
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforOccupational diseases in Murmansk Oblast: 1980–2010 | Full Text | PDF (511.4 KB)
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Health and society in Chukotka: an overview
AlexeyA. Dudarev, ValeryS. Chupakhin & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20469
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforHealth and society in Chukotka: an overview | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Cancer incidence and mortality in Chukotka, 1997–2010
Alexey A. Dudarev, Valery S. Chupakhin & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20470
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforCancer incidence and mortality in Chukotka, 1997–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (157.2 KB)
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Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990
AlexeyA. Dudarev, ValeryS. Chupakhin & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 20471
Published online: 19 Mar 2013
AbstractforCancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 | Full Text | References | PDF (186.5 KB)
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Book Notices

Nunavut: A Health System Profile
Article: 22877
Published online: 10 Oct 2013
CitationforNunavut: A Health System Profile | Full Text | PDF (327.1 KB)
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BOOK NOTICES
Article: 21032
Published online: 14 May 2013
First Page PreviewforBOOK NOTICES | Full Text | PDF (747 KB)
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Supplement 1, 2013

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Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Article: 22447
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforProceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health | PDF (16 MB)
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The roundtrip to Fairbanks: the circumpolar health movement comes full circle, part II
Neil J. Murphy
Article: 21608
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe roundtrip to Fairbanks: the circumpolar health movement comes full circle, part II | Full Text | References | PDF (258 KB)
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Circumpolar health – what is next?
Kue Young
Article: 20713
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
First Page PreviewforCircumpolar health – what is next? | Full Text | PDF (628.5 KB)
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The Arctic Human Health Initiative: a legacy of the International Polar Year 2007–2009
Alan J. Parkinson
Article: 21655
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe Arctic Human Health Initiative: a legacy of the International Polar Year 2007–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (202.7 KB)
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Rebuilding northern foodsheds, sustainable food systems, community well-being, and food security
S. Craig Gerlach & Philip A. Loring
Article: 21560
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforRebuilding northern foodsheds, sustainable food systems, community well-being, and food security | Full Text | References | PDF (71.3 KB)
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The Nuka System of Care: improving health through ownership and relationships
Katherine Gottlieb
Article: 21118
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe Nuka System of Care: improving health through ownership and relationships | Full Text | References | PDF (94.9 KB)
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HPV vaccines for circumpolar health: summary of plenary session, “Opportunities for Prevention: Global HPV Vaccine” and “Human Papillomavirus Prevention: The Nordic Experience”
Eileen F. Dunne & Anders Koch
Article: 21070
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforHPV vaccines for circumpolar health: summary of plenary session, “Opportunities for Prevention: Global HPV Vaccine” and “Human Papillomavirus Prevention: The Nordic Experience” | Full Text | References | PDF (93.7 KB)
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Survey of northern informal and formal mental health practitioners
Linda O'Neill, Serena George & Stefanie Sebok
Article: 20962
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforSurvey of northern informal and formal mental health practitioners | Full Text | References | PDF (92.8 KB)
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Traditional living and cultural ways as protective factors against suicide: perceptions of Alaska Native university students
Christopher R. DeCou, Monica C. Skewes & Ellen D. S. López
Article: 20968
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforTraditional living and cultural ways as protective factors against suicide: perceptions of Alaska Native university students | Full Text | References | PDF (81 KB)
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Prenatal alcohol exposure among Alaska Native/American Indian infants
Burhan A. Khan, Renee F. Robinson, Julia J. Smith & Denise A. Dillard
Article: 20973
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPrenatal alcohol exposure among Alaska Native/American Indian infants | Full Text | References | PDF (192.7 KB)
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Distance education for tobacco reduction with Inuit frontline health workers
Rob Collins, Merryl Hammond, Catherine L. Carry, Dianne Kinnon, Joan Killulark & Janet Nevala
Article: 21078
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforDistance education for tobacco reduction with Inuit frontline health workers | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Associations of deliberate self-harm with loneliness, self-rated health and life satisfaction in adolescence: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study
Anna Reetta Rönkä, Anja Taanila, Markku Koiranen, Vappu Sunnari & Arja Rautio
Article: 21085
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAssociations of deliberate self-harm with loneliness, self-rated health and life satisfaction in adolescence: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study | Full Text | References | PDF (102.5 KB)
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An examination of the social determinants of health as factors related to health, healing and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in a northern context – the brightening our home fires project, Northwest Territories, Canada
Dorothy Badry & Aileen Wight Felske
Article: 21140
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAn examination of the social determinants of health as factors related to health, healing and prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in a northern context – the brightening our home fires project, Northwest Territories, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (775.4 KB)
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Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among Alaska Native people: a population-based study
Kristen Rohde, Myde Boles, Chris J Bushore, Barbara A Pizacani, Julie E Maher & Erin Peterson
Article: 21141
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforSmoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among Alaska Native people: a population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (342.1 KB)
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Attitudes toward harm reduction and abstinence-only approaches to alcohol misuse among Alaskan college students
Monica C. Skewes & Vivian M. Gonzalez
Article: 21143
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAttitudes toward harm reduction and abstinence-only approaches to alcohol misuse among Alaskan college students | Full Text | References | PDF (81.5 KB)
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Informal and formal mental health: preliminary qualitative findings
Linda O'Neill, Serena George, Corinne Koehn & Blythe Shepard
Article: 21203
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforInformal and formal mental health: preliminary qualitative findings | Full Text | References | PDF (91.4 KB)
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Energy drink use, problem drinking and drinking motives in a diverse sample of Alaskan college students
Monica C. Skewes, Christopher R. Decou & Vivian M. Gonzalez
Article: 21204
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforEnergy drink use, problem drinking and drinking motives in a diverse sample of Alaskan college students | Full Text | References | PDF (90.1 KB)
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Resituating the ethical gaze: government morality and the local worlds of impoverished Indigenous women
Caroline L. Tait
Article: 21207
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforResituating the ethical gaze: government morality and the local worlds of impoverished Indigenous women | Full Text | References | PDF (92 KB)
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Discovering unique tobacco use patterns among Alaska Native people
Julia A. Dilley, Erin Peterson, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka & Kristen Rohde
Article: 21208
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforDiscovering unique tobacco use patterns among Alaska Native people | Full Text | References | PDF (679.1 KB)
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Intimate partner violence in the Canadian territorial north: perspectives from a literature review and a media watch
Pertice Moffitt, Heather Fikowski, Marshirette Mauricio & Anne Mackenzie
Article: 21209
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforIntimate partner violence in the Canadian territorial north: perspectives from a literature review and a media watch | Full Text | References | PDF (93.9 KB)
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Tobacco use prevalence – disentangling associations between Alaska Native race, low socio-economic status and rural disparities
Julia A. Dilley, Erin Peterson, Matthew Bobo, Kathryn E. Pickle & Kristen Rohde
Article: 21582
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforTobacco use prevalence – disentangling associations between Alaska Native race, low socio-economic status and rural disparities | Full Text | References | PDF (154.8 KB)
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“I only smoke when I have nothing to do”: a qualitative study on how smoking is part of everyday life in a Greenlandic village
Anne Birgitte Jensen & Lise Hounsgaard
Article: 21657
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
Abstractfor“I only smoke when I have nothing to do”: a qualitative study on how smoking is part of everyday life in a Greenlandic village | Full Text | References | PDF (88.8 KB)
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High prevalence of medicine-induced attempted suicides among females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008–2009
Lars Heymann Bloch, Gitte Hansen Drachmann & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 21687
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforHigh prevalence of medicine-induced attempted suicides among females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (114.3 KB)
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Bridging storytelling traditions with digital technology
Melany Cueva, Regina Kuhnley, Laura J. Revels, Katie Cueva, Mark Dignan & Anne P. Lanier
Article: 20717
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforBridging storytelling traditions with digital technology | Full Text | References | PDF (86.8 KB)
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Experience with cochlear implants in Greenlanders with profound hearing loss living in Greenland
Preben Homøe, Ture Andersen, Aksel Grøntved, Lone Percy-Smith & Michael Bille
Article: 20974
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforExperience with cochlear implants in Greenlanders with profound hearing loss living in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (64.9 KB)
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Raised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit – a review
Stig Andersen, Karsten Fleischer Rex, Paneeraq Noahsen, Hans Christian Florian Sørensen, Gert Mulvad & Peter Laurberg
Article: 21086
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforRaised BMI cut-off for overweight in Greenland Inuit – a review | Full Text | References | PDF (105.4 KB)
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Cystatin C and lactoferrin concentrations in biological fluids as possible prognostic factors in eye tumor development
Mariya A. Dikovskaya, Alexandr N. Trunov, Valeriy V. Chernykh & Tatyana A. Korolenko
Article: 21087
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforCystatin C and lactoferrin concentrations in biological fluids as possible prognostic factors in eye tumor development | Full Text | References | PDF (85.4 KB)
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HPV genotypes detected in cervical cancers from Alaska Native women, 1980–2007
Janet J. Kelly, Elizabeth R. Unger, Eileen F. Dunne, Neil Murphy, James Tiesinga, Kathy R. Koller, Amy Swango-Wilson, Dino Philemonof, Xay Lounmala, Lauri E. Markowitz, Martin Steinau & Thomas Hennessy
Article: 21115
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforHPV genotypes detected in cervical cancers from Alaska Native women, 1980–2007 | Full Text | References | PDF (77.8 KB)
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Preliminary analysis of immune activation in early onset type 2 diabetes
Julia D. Rempel, Juliet Packiasamy, Heather J. Dean, Jonathon McGavock, Alyssa Janke, Mark Collister, Brandy Wicklow & Elizabeth A. C. Sellers
Article: 21190
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPreliminary analysis of immune activation in early onset type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (483.7 KB)
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The peculiarities of food allergies in accordance with the level of injury of respiratory tract in children of Eastern Siberia
Irina V. Borisova & Svetlana V. Smirnova
Article: 21202
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe peculiarities of food allergies in accordance with the level of injury of respiratory tract in children of Eastern Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (74.3 KB)
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The influence of social support on risk of acute cardiovascular diseases in female population aged 25–64 in Russia
Valery V. Gafarov, Dmitry O. Panov, Elena A. Gromova, Igor V. Gagulin & Almira V. Gafarova
Article: 21210
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe influence of social support on risk of acute cardiovascular diseases in female population aged 25–64 in Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (76.9 KB)
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Evaluation of serum procathepsin B, cystatin B and cystatin C as possible biomarkers of ovarian cancer
Elena A. Gashenko, Valentina A. Lebedeva, Ivan V. Brak, Elena A. Tsykalenko, Galina V. Vinokurova & Tatyana A. Korolenko
Article: 21215
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of serum procathepsin B, cystatin B and cystatin C as possible biomarkers of ovarian cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (730.6 KB)
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Comparative analysis of clinical, electrocardiographic, angiographic and echocardiographic data of indigenous and non-indigenous residents of Yakutia with coronary artery atherosclerosis
Natalya Vladimirovna Makharova, Michael Ivanovich Voevoda, Faina Fedorovna Lyutova, Irina Andreevna Pinigina & Vera Evstafievna Tarasova
Article: 21219
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforComparative analysis of clinical, electrocardiographic, angiographic and echocardiographic data of indigenous and non-indigenous residents of Yakutia with coronary artery atherosclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (90.7 KB)
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The ethnic differences of stroke in Yakutia
Sargylana A. Chugunova & Tatiana Ya. Nikolaeva
Article: 21221
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe ethnic differences of stroke in Yakutia | Full Text | References | PDF (77.8 KB)
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The influence of depression on risk development of acute cardiovascular diseases in the female population aged 25–64 in Russia
Valery V. Gafarov, Dmitry O. Panov, Elena A. Gromova, Igor V. Gagulin & Almira V. Gafarova
Article: 21223
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe influence of depression on risk development of acute cardiovascular diseases in the female population aged 25–64 in Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (83.4 KB)
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Tribal implementation of a patient-centred medical home model in Alaska accompanied by decreased hospital use
Janet M. Johnston, Julia J. Smith, Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka, Denise A. Dillard, Quenna N. Szafran & David L. Driscoll
Article: 20960
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforTribal implementation of a patient-centred medical home model in Alaska accompanied by decreased hospital use | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The nature of nursing practice in rural and remote areas of Greenland
Lise Hounsgaard, Anne Birgitte Jensen, Julie Præst Wilche & Ilone Dolmer
Article: 20964
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe nature of nursing practice in rural and remote areas of Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (111 KB)
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Alaska Dental Health Aide Program
Sarah Shoffstall-Cone & Mary Williard
Article: 21198
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAlaska Dental Health Aide Program | Full Text | References | PDF (79.6 KB)
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The use of remote presence for health care delivery in a northern Inuit community: a feasibility study
Ivar Mendez, Michael Jong, Debra Keays-White & Gail Turner
Article: 21112
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe use of remote presence for health care delivery in a northern Inuit community: a feasibility study | Full Text | References | PDF (781.4 KB)
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Disseminating research in rural Yup'ik communities: challenges and ethical considerations in moving from discovery to intervention development
Inna Rivkin, Joseph Trimble, Ellen D. S. Lopez, Samuel Johnson, Eliza Orr & James Allen
Article: 20958
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforDisseminating research in rural Yup'ik communities: challenges and ethical considerations in moving from discovery to intervention development | Full Text | References | PDF (645.9 KB)
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The polar bear in the room: diseases of poverty in the Arctic
Chris Nelson
Article: 21161
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe polar bear in the room: diseases of poverty in the Arctic | Full Text | References | PDF (72.5 KB)
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Animal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population
Wilmar Igl, Afaf Kamal-Eldin, Åsa Johansson, Gerhard Liebisch, Carsten Gnewuch, Gerd Schmitz & Ulf Gyllensten
Article: 21162
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAnimal source food intake and association with blood cholesterol, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids in a northern Swedish population | Full Text | References | PDF (99.9 KB) | Supplemental
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“What makes life good?” Developing a culturally grounded quality of life measure for Alaska Native college students
Dinghy Kristine B. Sharma, Ellen D. S. Lopez, Deborah Mekiana, Alaina Ctibor & Charlene Church
Article: 21180
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
Abstractfor“What makes life good?” Developing a culturally grounded quality of life measure for Alaska Native college students | Full Text | References | PDF (352.7 KB)
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Improving the state of health hardware in Australian Indigenous housing: building more houses is not the only answer
Paul Pholeros, Tess Lea, Stephan Rainow, Tim Sowerbutts & Paul J. Torzillo
Article: 21181
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforImproving the state of health hardware in Australian Indigenous housing: building more houses is not the only answer | Full Text | References | PDF (403.7 KB)
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The RISC research project: injury in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada
M. Anne George, Rod McCormick, Chris E. Lalonde, Andrew Jin & Marianna Brussoni
Article: 21182
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe RISC research project: injury in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Effects of increase in temperature and open water on transmigration and access to health care by the Nenets reindeer herders in northern Russia
Philippe Amstislavski, Leonid Zubov, Herman Chen, Pietro Ceccato, Jean-Francois Pekel & Jeremy Weedon
Article: 21183
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforEffects of increase in temperature and open water on transmigration and access to health care by the Nenets reindeer herders in northern Russia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Risk communication and trust in decision-maker action: a case study of the Giant Mine Remediation Plan
Cynthia G. Jardine, Laura Banfield, S. Michelle Driedger & Christopher M. Furgal
Article: 21184
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforRisk communication and trust in decision-maker action: a case study of the Giant Mine Remediation Plan | Full Text | References | PDF (566.5 KB)
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Mortality trends among Alaska Native people: successes and challenges
Peter Holck, Gretchen Ehrsam Day & Ellen Provost
Article: 21185
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforMortality trends among Alaska Native people: successes and challenges | Full Text | References | PDF (223.9 KB)
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Abusive head trauma among children in Alaska: a population-based assessment
Jared Parrish, Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, Margaret Volz & Yvonne Goldsmith
Article: 21216
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforAbusive head trauma among children in Alaska: a population-based assessment | Full Text | References | PDF (323.8 KB)
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Washeteria closures, infectious disease and community health in rural Alaska: a review of clinical data in Kivalina, Alaska
Timothy K. Thomas, Jake Bell, Dana Bruden, Millie Hawley & Michael Brubaker
Article: 21233
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforWasheteria closures, infectious disease and community health in rural Alaska: a review of clinical data in Kivalina, Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (586.3 KB)
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Prevalence and sensitization of atopic allergy and coeliac disease in the Northern Sweden Population Health Study
Stefan Enroth, Ingrid Dahlbom, Tony Hansson, Åsa Johansson & Ulf Gyllensten
Article: 21403
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPrevalence and sensitization of atopic allergy and coeliac disease in the Northern Sweden Population Health Study | Full Text | References | PDF (702.5 KB)
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Renewable energy and sustainable communities: Alaska's wind generator experience†
R. Steven Konkel PhD MCP AICP FRIPH
Article: 21520
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforRenewable energy and sustainable communities: Alaska's wind generator experience† | Full Text | References | PDF (274.4 KB)
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The State of Alaska's early experience with institutionalization of health impact assessment
Paul J. Anderson, Sarah Yoder, Ed Fogels, Gary Krieger & Joseph McLaughlin
Article: 22101
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe State of Alaska's early experience with institutionalization of health impact assessment | Full Text | References | PDF (91.5 KB)
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Pathway to Hope: an indigenous approach to healing child sexual abuse
Diane Payne, Kimber Olson & Jared W. Parrish
Article: 21067
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPathway to Hope: an indigenous approach to healing child sexual abuse | Full Text | References | PDF (96.9 KB)
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Women's perspectives on illness when being screened for cervical cancer
Lise Hounsgaard, Mikaela Augustussen, Helle Møller, Stephen K. Bradley & Suzanne Møller
Article: 21089
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforWomen's perspectives on illness when being screened for cervical cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (104.7 KB)
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Prevalence of postpartum depression in Nuuk, Greenland – a cross-sectional study using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Iben Motzfeldt, Sabina Andreasen, Amalia Lynge Pedersen & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 21114
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPrevalence of postpartum depression in Nuuk, Greenland – a cross-sectional study using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale | Full Text | References | PDF (111.9 KB)
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Immunological parameters and gene polymorphisms (C-590T IL4, C-597A IL10) in severe bronchial asthma in children from the Krasnoyarsk region, West Siberia
Marina V. Smolnikova, Svetlana V. Smirnova, Maxim B. Freidin & Olga S. Tyutina
Article: 21159
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforImmunological parameters and gene polymorphisms (C-590T IL4, C-597A IL10) in severe bronchial asthma in children from the Krasnoyarsk region, West Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (117.7 KB)
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Health status of Native people living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Tatiana Burtseva, Tatiana Uvarova, Maya Savvina, Viktor Shadrin, Sergei Avrusin & Vyacheslav Chasnyk
Article: 21166
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforHealth status of Native people living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) | Full Text | References | PDF (989.8 KB)
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Prevalence and risk factors of caregiver reported Severe Early Childhood Caries in Manitoba First Nations children: results from the RHS Phase 2 (2008–2010)
Robert J. Schroth, Shelley Halchuk & Leona Star
Article: 21167
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforPrevalence and risk factors of caregiver reported Severe Early Childhood Caries in Manitoba First Nations children: results from the RHS Phase 2 (2008–2010) | Full Text | References | PDF (496.2 KB)
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The future of successful aging in Alaska
Jordan Lewis
Article: 21186
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforThe future of successful aging in Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (82.7 KB)
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What is important in the surroundings in order to extend the healthy life period? A regional study of 19 older women in a northern part of Norway
Gunn-Tove Minde & Torill M. Sæterstrand
Article: 21189
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforWhat is important in the surroundings in order to extend the healthy life period? A regional study of 19 older women in a northern part of Norway | Full Text | References | PDF (77.6 KB)
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Arctic passages: liminality, Iñupiat Eskimo mothers and NW Alaska communities in transition
Lisa Llewellyn Schwarzburg
Article: 21199
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforArctic passages: liminality, Iñupiat Eskimo mothers and NW Alaska communities in transition | Full Text | References | PDF (375.7 KB)
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Molecular epidemiology of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae among invasive isolates from Alaska, 1986–2010
Karen Rudolph, M.G. Bruce, L. Bulkow, T. Zulz, A. Reasonover, M. Harker-Jones, D. Hurlburt & T.W. Hennessy
Article: 20854
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforMolecular epidemiology of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae among invasive isolates from Alaska, 1986–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (126.8 KB)
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No evidence of increasing Haemophilus influenzae non-b infection in Australian Aboriginal children
Robert I. Menzies, Peter Markey, Rowena Boyd, Ann P. Koehler & Peter B. McIntyre
Article: 20992
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforNo evidence of increasing Haemophilus influenzae non-b infection in Australian Aboriginal children | Full Text | References | PDF (742 KB)
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Increasing trend in the rate of infectious disease hospitalisations among Alaska Native people
Robert C. Holman, Thomas W. Hennessy, Dana L. Haberling, Laura S. Callinan, Rosalyn J. Singleton, John T. Redd, Claudia A. Steiner & Michael G. Bruce
Article: 20994
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforIncreasing trend in the rate of infectious disease hospitalisations among Alaska Native people | Full Text | References | PDF (407.3 KB)
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Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case study on multilevel strategies to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake
Donald L. Chi
Article: 21066
Published online: 05 Aug 2013
AbstractforReducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case study on multilevel strategies to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake | Full Text | References | PDF (224 KB)
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Adherence and barriers to H. pylori treatment in Arctic Canada
Megan Lefebvre, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Amy Morse, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Karen Jean Goodman & CANHelp Working Group
Article: 22791
Published online: 31 Dec 2013
AbstractforAdherence and barriers to H. pylori treatment in Arctic Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (560.1 KB)
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