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Polysubstance abuse among sexually abused in alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland: a cross sectional study
Sara Viskum Leth, Maibritt Leif Bjerrum & Birgit V. Niclasen
Article: 1849909
Published online: 29 Nov 2020
AbstractforPolysubstance abuse among sexually abused in alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland: a cross sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (304 KB) | EPUB
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Indigenous women’s reproductive health in the Arctic zone of Western Siberia: challenges and solutions
Elena Bogdanova, Sergei Andronov, Andrey Lobanov, Ruslan Kochkin, Andrei Popov, Ildiko Asztalos Morell & JonØyvind Odland
Article: 1855913
Published online: 07 Dec 2020
AbstractforIndigenous women’s reproductive health in the Arctic zone of Western Siberia: challenges and solutions | Full Text | References | PDF (312.9 KB) | EPUB
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First Nations’ hospital readmission ending in death: a potential sentinel indicator of inequity?
Josée Lavoie, Wanda Phillips-Beck, Kathi Avery Kinew, Grace Kyoon-Achan & Alan Katz
Article: 1859824
Published online: 13 Dec 2020
AbstractforFirst Nations’ hospital readmission ending in death: a potential sentinel indicator of inequity? | Full Text | References | PDF (257.1 KB) | EPUB
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Acute otitis media and pneumococcal vaccination – an observational cross-sectional study of otitis media among vaccinated and unvaccinated children in Greenland
Simon Imer Jespersen, Malene Nøhr Demant, Michael Lynge Pedersen & Preben Homøe
Article: 1858615
Published online: 07 Jan 2021
AbstractforAcute otitis media and pneumococcal vaccination – an observational cross-sectional study of otitis media among vaccinated and unvaccinated children in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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Metabolic features of adiposity and glucose homoeostasis among school-aged inuit children from Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada)
Thierry Comlan Marc Medehouenou, Cynthia Roy, Pierre-Yves Tremblay, Audray St-Jean, Salma Meziou, Gina Muckle, Pierre Ayotte & Michel Lucas
Article: 1858605
Published online: 04 Jan 2021
AbstractforMetabolic features of adiposity and glucose homoeostasis among school-aged inuit children from Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada) | Full Text | References | PDF (484.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Sami dietary habits and the risk of cardiometabolic disease: a systematic review
IK Dahl & C Dalgård
Article: 1873621
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
AbstractforSami dietary habits and the risk of cardiometabolic disease: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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School professionals committed to student well-being
Anna Onnela, Tuula Hurtig & Hanna Ebeling
Article: 1873589
Published online: 25 Jan 2021
AbstractforSchool professionals committed to student well-being | Full Text | References | PDF (291.3 KB) | EPUB
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Daily moderate-intensity physical activities and optimism promote healthy ageing in rural northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study.
Katarina Öjefors Stark & Niclas Olofsson
Article: 1867439
Published online: 19 Jan 2021
AbstractforDaily moderate-intensity physical activities and optimism promote healthy ageing in rural northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study. | Full Text | References | PDF (325.4 KB) | EPUB
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Diabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behaviour of indigenous women in Saskatoon, Canada
Valerie Umaefulam & Kalyani Premkumar
Article: 1878749
Published online: 25 Jan 2021
AbstractforDiabetic retinopathy awareness and eye care behaviour of indigenous women in Saskatoon, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (271.6 KB) | EPUB
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Human change and adaptation in Antarctica: Psychological research on Antarctic wintering-over at Syowa station
Tomoko Kuwabara, Nobuo Naruiwa, Tetsuya Kawabe, Nanako Kato, Asako Sasaki, Atsushi Ikeda, Shinji Otani, Satoshi Imura, Kentaro Watanabe & Giichiro Ohno
Article: 1886704
Published online: 22 Feb 2021
AbstractforHuman change and adaptation in Antarctica: Psychological research on Antarctic wintering-over at Syowa station | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB) | EPUB
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A sense of health and coherence in young rural schoolchildren in Sweden
Eva Randell, Camilla Udo & Maria Warne
Article: 1893534
Published online: 11 Mar 2021
AbstractforA sense of health and coherence in young rural schoolchildren in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (321.6 KB) | EPUB
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Suicides in Nunavik: a life course study
William Affleck, Nadia Chawky, Guy Beauchamp, Martha Malaya Inukpuk, Ellasie Annanack, Véronique Paradis & Monique Séguin
Article: 1880143
Published online: 11 Mar 2021
AbstractforSuicides in Nunavik: a life course study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Community-driven research in the canadian arctic: dietary exposure to methylmercury and gastric health outcomes
Emily V. Walker, Safwat Girgis, Yan Yuan & Karen J. Goodman
Article: 1889879
Published online: 01 Mar 2021
AbstractforCommunity-driven research in the canadian arctic: dietary exposure to methylmercury and gastric health outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (347.5 KB) | EPUB
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Incidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands
Sunnvá Hanusardóttir Olsen, Jeppe Friborg, Bjarki Ellefsen, Kathrine Kronberg Jakobsen & Kasper Aanæs
Article: 1894697
Published online: 14 Mar 2021
AbstractforIncidence and survival of head and neck cancer in the Faroe Islands | Full Text | References | PDF (840.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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An experimental exposure study revealing composite airway effects of physical exercise in a subzero environment
Linda Eklund, Filip Schagatay, Ellen Tufvesson, Rita Sjöström, Lars Söderström, Helen G. Hanstock, Thomas Sandström & Nikolai Stenfors
Article: 1897213
Published online: 08 Mar 2021
AbstractforAn experimental exposure study revealing composite airway effects of physical exercise in a subzero environment | Full Text | References | PDF (359.5 KB) | EPUB
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Equivalent servings of free-range reindeer promote greater net protein balance compared to commercial beef
Melynda S. Coker, Scott E. Schutzler, Sanghee Park, Rick H. Williams, Arny A. Ferrando, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz, Robert R. Wolfe & Robert H. Coker
Article: 1897222
Published online: 11 Mar 2021
AbstractforEquivalent servings of free-range reindeer promote greater net protein balance compared to commercial beef | Full Text | References | PDF (815.4 KB) | EPUB
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Patient healthcare experiences in the Northwest Territories, Canada: an analysis of news media articles
Rhiannon Cooper, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Zander Affleck, Laura Bain, Nanna Lund Hansen, Kelsey Robertson & Susan Chatwood
Article: 1886798
Published online: 18 Mar 2021
AbstractforPatient healthcare experiences in the Northwest Territories, Canada: an analysis of news media articles | Full Text | References | PDF (359.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Activities and participation of 65-91-year-old adults: population-based study among residents of a sparsely populated and remote area in Iceland
Margret Brynjolfsdottir, Gudrun Palmadottir & Solveig A. Arnadottir
Article: 1903778
Published online: 13 May 2021
AbstractforActivities and participation of 65-91-year-old adults: population-based study among residents of a sparsely populated and remote area in Iceland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Seasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska
Elaine M. Drew, Bridget L. Hanson & Kevin Huo
Article: 1906058
Published online: 19 Apr 2021
AbstractforSeasonal affective disorder and engagement in physical activities among adults in Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (313.2 KB) | EPUB
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Neural-level associations of non-verbal pragmatic comprehension in young Finnish autistic adults
Aija Kotila, Jussi Tohka, Jukka-Pekka Kauppi, Ilaria Gabbatore, Leena Mäkinen, Tuula M. Hurtig, Hanna E. Ebeling, Vesa Korhonen, Vesa J. Kiviniemi & Soile Loukusa
Article: 1909333
Published online: 23 May 2021
AbstractforNeural-level associations of non-verbal pragmatic comprehension in young Finnish autistic adults | Full Text | References | PDF (4.8 MB) | EPUB
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Prevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark: a cross-sectional study
Tukummeq Nykjær Ingemann, Marie Balslev Backe, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Nils Skovgaard & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 1912540
Published online: 19 Apr 2021
AbstractforPrevalence of patients treated with antidepressant medicine in Greenland and Denmark: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (943.8 KB) | EPUB
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Factors predicting 31-year survival among a population cohort in Northern Finland
Yrjö Perkkiö, Juha Auvinen, Markku Timonen, Jari Jokelainen, Nihkolas Valkeapää, Markku Koiranen, Juha Saltevo & Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi
Article: 1909334
Published online: 15 Apr 2021
AbstractforFactors predicting 31-year survival among a population cohort in Northern Finland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies
Ida Pauline Høilo Granheim, Anne Silviken, Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen & Siv Kvernmo
Article: 1913939
Published online: 15 Apr 2021
AbstractforSocio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies | Full Text | References | PDF (370 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The prevalence of helminthiases in North-Western Siberia rural indigenous and long-term resident people in 1988-89 and 2018-19
Andrey Kozlov & Galina Vershubskaya
Article: 1917270
Published online: 25 Apr 2021
AbstractforThe prevalence of helminthiases in North-Western Siberia rural indigenous and long-term resident people in 1988-89 and 2018-19 | Full Text | References | PDF (606 KB) | EPUB
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Use of psychiatric medication in three Arctic nursing homes: association with dementia and psychiatric symptoms
Sigurveig Gisladottir, Arun K. Sigurdardottir & Ingibjörg Hjaltadottir
Article: 1920252
Published online: 25 Apr 2021
AbstractforUse of psychiatric medication in three Arctic nursing homes: association with dementia and psychiatric symptoms | Full Text | References | PDF (403 KB) | EPUB
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Seasonal variation in added sugar or sugar sweetened beverage intake in Alaska native communities: an exploratory study
Courtney Hill, Sarah H. Nash, Andrea Bersamin, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Bert B. Boyer, Diane M. O’Brien & Donald L. Chi
Article: 1920779
Published online: 29 Apr 2021
AbstractforSeasonal variation in added sugar or sugar sweetened beverage intake in Alaska native communities: an exploratory study | Full Text | References | PDF (251.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Lower thriving among females with hearing impairment than males - a cross-sectional study of 185 primary and secondary students in Greenland
Cecilie Friis Skovsen, Jakob Schmidt Jensen, Ramon Gordon Jensen & Christina Schnohr
Article: 1921995
Published online: 16 May 2021
AbstractforLower thriving among females with hearing impairment than males - a cross-sectional study of 185 primary and secondary students in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (302.7 KB) | EPUB
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Satisfaction of young ENT surgeons with their work. A Finnish national study
Elina Penttilä, Samuli Hannula, Jura Numminen, Heikki Irjala, Tuomas Selander, Piitu Parmanne & Antti Mäkitie
Article: 1925445
Published online: 10 May 2021
AbstractforSatisfaction of young ENT surgeons with their work. A Finnish national study | Full Text | References | PDF (257.9 KB) | EPUB
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Reports on Greenlandic and Faroese medicine from an eighteenth-century medical book
Alessandro Porro, Bruno Falconi, Lorenzo Lorusso & Antonia Francesca Franchini
Article: 1914968
Published online: 18 May 2021
AbstractforReports on Greenlandic and Faroese medicine from an eighteenth-century medical book | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB) | EPUB
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Sámi traditional medicine: practices, usage, benefit, accessibility and relation to conventional medicine, a scoping review study
Jing Liu-Helmersson & Anne Ouma
Article: 1924993
Published online: 28 Jul 2021
AbstractforSámi traditional medicine: practices, usage, benefit, accessibility and relation to conventional medicine, a scoping review study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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Vitamin D status and supplementation in Antarctica: a systematic review and meta- analysis
Carolina Cabalín, Carolina Iturriaga, Guillermo Pérez-Mateluna, Denise Echeverría, Carlos A. Camargo Jr & Arturo Borzutzky
Article: 1926133
Published online: 13 May 2021
AbstractforVitamin D status and supplementation in Antarctica: a systematic review and meta- analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB) | EPUB
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The “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic: regional and temporal dynamics
Andrey N. Petrov, Mark Welford, Nikolay Golosov, John DeGroote, Michele Devlin, Tatiana Degai & Alexander Savelyev
Article: 1925446
Published online: 14 Jun 2021
AbstractforThe “second wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arctic: regional and temporal dynamics | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB) | EPUB
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MercuNorth – monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention
Bryan Adlard, Mélanie Lemire, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Manhai Long, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Jon O. Odland, Arja Rautio, Päivi Myllynen, Torkjel M. Sandanger, Alexey A. Dudarev, Ingvar A. Bergdahl, Maria Wennberg, James Berner & Pierre Ayotte
Article: 1881345
Published online: 03 Jun 2021
AbstractforMercuNorth – monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Communities take the lead: exploring Indigenous health research practices through Two-Eyed Seeing & kinship
John R. Sylliboy, Margot Latimer, Elder Albert Marshall & Emily MacLeod
Article: 1929755
Published online: 01 Jun 2021
AbstractforCommunities take the lead: exploring Indigenous health research practices through Two-Eyed Seeing & kinship | Full Text | References | PDF (935.2 KB) | EPUB
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East-Greenland traditional nutrition: a reanalysis of the Inuit energy balance and the macronutrient consumption from the Høygaard nutritional data (1936-1937)
Patrick Mullie, Tom Deliens & Peter Clarys
Article: 1932184
Published online: 01 Jun 2021
AbstractforEast-Greenland traditional nutrition: a reanalysis of the Inuit energy balance and the macronutrient consumption from the Høygaard nutritional data (1936-1937) | Full Text | References | PDF (672.5 KB) | EPUB
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Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C-OVID-19: adaptations for fly-in and fly-out mental health providers during COVID-19
Candace Roberts, Francine Darroch, Audrey Giles & Rianne van Bruggen
Article: 1935133
Published online: 01 Jul 2021
AbstractforPlan A, Plan B, and Plan C-OVID-19: adaptations for fly-in and fly-out mental health providers during COVID-19 | Full Text | References | PDF (283.9 KB) | EPUB
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“If the reindeer die, everything dies”: The mental health of a Sámi community exposed to a mining project in Swedish Sápmi
Hanna Blåhed & Miguel San Sebastián
Article: 1935132
Published online: 05 Jul 2021
Abstractfor“If the reindeer die, everything dies”: The mental health of a Sámi community exposed to a mining project in Swedish Sápmi | Full Text | References | PDF (254.8 KB) | EPUB
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Differences between recorded diagnoses of patients of an emergency department and office-hours primary care doctors: a register-based study in a Finnish town
Mika Lehto, Katri Mustonen, Marko Raina & Timo Kauppila
Article: 1935593
Published online: 02 Jun 2021
AbstractforDifferences between recorded diagnoses of patients of an emergency department and office-hours primary care doctors: a register-based study in a Finnish town | Full Text | References | PDF (345.2 KB) | EPUB
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Being connected to nature, reindeer, and family: findings from a photovoice study on well-being among older South Sámi people
Tove Mentsen Ness & Mai Camilla Munkejord
Article: 1936971
Published online: 14 Jul 2021
AbstractforBeing connected to nature, reindeer, and family: findings from a photovoice study on well-being among older South Sámi people | Full Text | References | PDF (5.2 MB) | EPUB
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Experiences of cancer rehabilitation among patients in rural areas in northern Iceland: physical and psychosocial well-being, coping, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. A qualitative study
Eygló Brynja Björnsdóttir, Elísabet Hjörleifsdóttir, Þórhalla Sigurðardóttir, Giorgio Baruchello & Finnbogi Rútur Þormóðsson
Article: 1936974
Published online: 11 Jun 2021
AbstractforExperiences of cancer rehabilitation among patients in rural areas in northern Iceland: physical and psychosocial well-being, coping, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | EPUB
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An in-depth implementation study of the Greenlandic parenting program MANU’s initial stages of implementation
Christine Ingemann, Rikke Louise Kuhn, Siv Kvernmo, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen & Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen
Article: 1938443
Published online: 22 Jul 2021
AbstractforAn in-depth implementation study of the Greenlandic parenting program MANU’s initial stages of implementation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

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Low prevalence of retinopathy among Greenland Inuit
Trine Louise Jul Larsen, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Henrik Lund-Andersen, Marianne Valerius, Ellen Juul & Stine Byberg
Article: 1938420
Published online: 16 Jun 2021
AbstractforLow prevalence of retinopathy among Greenland Inuit | Full Text | References | PDF (917.7 KB) | EPUB
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Original Research Article

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Families navigating community resources: understanding and supporting Nunavimmiut families
Sarah L. Fraser, Valérie Parent, Caroline Weetaltuk & Jennifer Hunter
Article: 1935594
Published online: 01 Oct 2021
AbstractforFamilies navigating community resources: understanding and supporting Nunavimmiut families | Full Text | References | PDF (811 KB) | EPUB
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Diagnosing dementia in the Arctic: translating tools and developing and validating an algorithm for assessment of impaired cognitive function in Greenland Inuit
Inaluk Kleist, Paneeraq Noahsen, Ole Gredal, Johannes Riis & Stig Andersen
Article: 1948247
Published online: 29 Jun 2021
AbstractforDiagnosing dementia in the Arctic: translating tools and developing and validating an algorithm for assessment of impaired cognitive function in Greenland Inuit | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Sámi and Norwegian nurses’ perspectives on nursing care of Sámi patients: a focus group study on culturally safe nursing
Janne Isaksen Engnes, Nina Sivertsen, Berit Andersdatter Bongo & Grete Mehus
Article: 1948246
Published online: 01 Jul 2021
AbstractforSámi and Norwegian nurses’ perspectives on nursing care of Sámi patients: a focus group study on culturally safe nursing | Full Text | References | PDF (292.3 KB) | EPUB
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Understanding culturally safe cancer survivorship care with inuit in an urban community
Sipporah Enuaraq, Wendy Gifford, Savanah Ashton, Zeina Al Awar, Catherine Larocque & Danielle Rolfe
Article: 1949843
Published online: 05 Jul 2021
AbstractforUnderstanding culturally safe cancer survivorship care with inuit in an urban community | Full Text | References | PDF (336.8 KB) | EPUB
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Vitamin C in East-Greenland traditional nutrition: a reanalysis of the Høygaard nutritional data (1936-1937)
Patrick Mullie, Tom Deliens & Peter Clarys
Article: 1951471
Published online: 07 Jul 2021
AbstractforVitamin C in East-Greenland traditional nutrition: a reanalysis of the Høygaard nutritional data (1936-1937) | Full Text | References | PDF (413.1 KB) | EPUB
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Cannabis use prior to legalisation among alcohol consumers in the Canadian Yukon and Northwest territories
Samantha Goodman, Erin Hobin & David Hammond
Article: 1948254
Published online: 19 Jul 2021
AbstractforCannabis use prior to legalisation among alcohol consumers in the Canadian Yukon and Northwest territories | Full Text | References | PDF (322.2 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Prevalence and quality of care among patients using medication targeting obstructive lung disease: a cross-sectional study in the five regions of Greenland
Mathilde Vesterager Lauridsen, Marie Balslev Backe, Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Nils Skovgaard & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 1948244
Published online: 07 Jul 2021
AbstractforPrevalence and quality of care among patients using medication targeting obstructive lung disease: a cross-sectional study in the five regions of Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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“Engaging stakeholders in integrating social determinants of health into electronic health records: a scoping review”
Kyle Wark, Karen Cheung, Erika Wolter & Jaedon P. Avey
Article: 1943983
Published online: 12 Jul 2021
Abstractfor“Engaging stakeholders in integrating social determinants of health into electronic health records: a scoping review” | Full Text | References | PDF (355.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Research Article

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Religion and Health in Arctic Norway – the association of religious and spiritual factors with suicidal behaviour in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population – The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey
Henrik Kiærbech, Anne Silviken, Geir Fagerjord Lorem, Roald E. Kristiansen & Anna Rita Spein
Article: 1949848
Published online: 12 Jul 2021
AbstractforReligion and Health in Arctic Norway – the association of religious and spiritual factors with suicidal behaviour in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population – The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey | Full Text | References | PDF (406.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Acute health care among Indigenous patients in Canada: a scoping review
Laura-Philippe Vigneault, Ella Diendere, Catherine Sohier-Poirier, Margo Abi Hanna, Annie Poirier & Maude St-Onge
Article: 1946324
Published online: 29 Jul 2021
AbstractforAcute health care among Indigenous patients in Canada: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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Original Research Article

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Forensic psychiatry services in Nunavut
Casey Upfold & Gary Chaimowitz
Article: 1954362
Published online: 19 Jul 2021
AbstractforForensic psychiatry services in Nunavut | Full Text | References | PDF (334.1 KB) | EPUB
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Short Communication

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Discrepancy between electronic medicine list, pharmacy delivery and patient reported medicine intake in Greenland
Inaluk Kleist & Stig Andersen
Article: 1955493
Published online: 21 Jul 2021
AbstractforDiscrepancy between electronic medicine list, pharmacy delivery and patient reported medicine intake in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (169.9 KB) | EPUB
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Anthropometric measures and blood pressure of Greenlandic preschool children
Magnus Kok Grouleff, Maria Wielsøe, Dina Berthelsen, Gert Mulvad, Silvia Isidor, Manhai Long & Eva Cecilie Bonefeld-Jørgensen
Article: 1954382
Published online: 22 Jul 2021
AbstractforAnthropometric measures and blood pressure of Greenlandic preschool children | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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“Falling off the wagon”: older adults’ experiences of living with frailty in rural arctic communities
Lena Bjerkmo, Ann Karin Helgesen, Toril Agnete Larsen & Bodil H. Blix
Article: 1957569
Published online: 12 Aug 2021
Abstractfor“Falling off the wagon”: older adults’ experiences of living with frailty in rural arctic communities | Full Text | References | PDF (281 KB) | EPUB
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Health promotion interventions supporting Indigenous healthy ageing: a scoping review
Sarah Oosman, Christine Nisbet, Liris Smith & Sylvia Abonyi
Article: 1950391
Published online: 27 Jul 2021
AbstractforHealth promotion interventions supporting Indigenous healthy ageing: a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (512.8 KB) | EPUB
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Case Report

Case Report
First case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland
Astrid Thomas, Heidi L Enemark, Peter Mogens Poulsen & Michael Lynge Pedersen
Article: 1954363
Published online: 30 Jul 2021
AbstractforFirst case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Original Research Article

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Managers of micro-sized enterprises and Covid-19: impact on business operations, work-life balance and well-being
Stig Vinberg & Peter Danielsson
Article: 1959700
Published online: 11 Aug 2021
AbstractforManagers of micro-sized enterprises and Covid-19: impact on business operations, work-life balance and well-being | Full Text | References | PDF (320.5 KB) | EPUB
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Access to ultrasound imaging: A qualitative study in two northern, remote, Indigenous communities in Canada
Scott J. Adams, Paul Babyn, Brent Burbridge, Rachel Tang & Ivar Mendez
Article: 1961392
Published online: 04 Aug 2021
AbstractforAccess to ultrasound imaging: A qualitative study in two northern, remote, Indigenous communities in Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Storekeeper perspectives on improving dietary intake in 12 rural remote western Alaska communities: the “Got Neqpiaq?” project
Kathryn R. Koller, Christie A. Flanagan, Jennifer Nu, Flora R. Lee, Christine Desnoyers, Amanda Walch, Lucinda Alexie, Andrea Bersamin & Timothy K. Thomas
Article: 1961393
Published online: 05 Aug 2021
AbstractforStorekeeper perspectives on improving dietary intake in 12 rural remote western Alaska communities: the “Got Neqpiaq?” project | Full Text | References | PDF (248.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Community led: celebrating wellness with a smile
Marcella Ogenchuk, Robert St. Pierre, Gerry Uswak, Holly Graham, Robert Weiler & Vivian R. Ramsden
Article: 1962023
Published online: 04 Aug 2021
AbstractforCommunity led: celebrating wellness with a smile | Full Text | References | PDF (242.1 KB) | EPUB
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A culturally sensitive approach to Indigenous older Sámi living with memory loss– disconnected from their environment and spirituality
Gunn-Tove Minde
Article: 1964173
Published online: 10 Aug 2021
AbstractforA culturally sensitive approach to Indigenous older Sámi living with memory loss– disconnected from their environment and spirituality | Full Text | References | PDF (233.2 KB) | EPUB
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Incidence of socially significant infectious diseases (HIV, TB and HIV/TB coinfection) in the Arctic regions of Russia)
Z. Zagdyn, Y. Zhao, V. Tsvetkov, S. Sleptsova, M. Vinokurova, E. Sokolovich & P. Yablonskiy
Article: 1966924
Published online: 18 Aug 2021
AbstractforIncidence of socially significant infectious diseases (HIV, TB and HIV/TB coinfection) in the Arctic regions of Russia) | Full Text | References | PDF (5.1 MB) | EPUB
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Hand grip strength and chair stand test amongst Greenlandic Inuit: reference values and international comparisons
Peter Bjerregaard, Charlotte Brandstrup Ottendahl & Marit Eika Jørgensen
Article: 1966186
Published online: 23 Aug 2021
AbstractforHand grip strength and chair stand test amongst Greenlandic Inuit: reference values and international comparisons | Full Text | References | PDF (745.8 KB) | EPUB
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Occupational noise exposure and Raynaud’s phenomenon: a nested case–control study
Albin Stjernbrandt, Mahmoud Abu Mdaighem & Hans Pettersson
Article: 1969745
Published online: 20 Aug 2021
AbstractforOccupational noise exposure and Raynaud’s phenomenon: a nested case–control study | Full Text | References | PDF (388.4 KB) | EPUB
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Patient involvement in Greenland hospital-care: A qualitative study of the patient perspective
Lene Seibæk
Article: 1971377
Published online: 28 Aug 2021
AbstractforPatient involvement in Greenland hospital-care: A qualitative study of the patient perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (1,020.9 KB) | EPUB
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The adaptation of the beyond cold water bootcamp course for Inuvialuit communities in Northwest Territories, Canada
Nia Contini, Audrey R. Giles, Gordon Giesbrecht & Tyrone Raddi
Article: 1969744
Published online: 26 Aug 2021
AbstractforThe adaptation of the beyond cold water bootcamp course for Inuvialuit communities in Northwest Territories, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (295.6 KB) | EPUB
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Serum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland
Birgitte Hamann Laustsen, Øyvind Omland, Else Toft Würtz, Louise Jørgensen & Jakob Hjort Bønløkke
Article: 1972525
Published online: 28 Aug 2021
AbstractforSerum selenium levels and asthma among seafood processing workers in Greenland | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The attitude of young people in the city of Yakutsk to DNA-testing
Sardana Kononova, Dekabrina Vinokurova, Nikolay A Barashkov, Ariadna Semenova, Sargylana Sofronova, Sidorova Oksana, Davydova Tatiana, Valentin Struchkov, Tatiana Burtseva, Anna Romanova & Sardana Fedorova
Article: 1973697
Published online: 20 Sep 2021
AbstractforThe attitude of young people in the city of Yakutsk to DNA-testing | Full Text | References | PDF (261.9 KB) | EPUB
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Effects of air temperature on the number of ambulance calls for asthma during cold season in Nur-Sultan– the second coldest capital in the world
Andrej M Grjibovski, Bibigul Adilbekova, Elvira Omralina, Saule Imangazinova, Zhanar Akhmetova, Ayagul Ainabai, Sundetgali Kalmakhanov, Aliya Aituganova, Aliya Kosbayeva, Bettina Menne & Jon Øyvind Odland
Article: 1978228
Published online: 22 Sep 2021
AbstractforEffects of air temperature on the number of ambulance calls for asthma during cold season in Nur-Sultan– the second coldest capital in the world | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB
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“Do something with them!”: developing “comfortable” engagement with Elders participating in an arts-based sexual health promotion and STBBI prevention workshop for Indigenous Youth in Labrador, Canada
Rachel Landy & Catherine Worthington
Article: 1986250
Published online: 31 Oct 2021
Abstractfor“Do something with them!”: developing “comfortable” engagement with Elders participating in an arts-based sexual health promotion and STBBI prevention workshop for Indigenous Youth in Labrador, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (254.6 KB) | EPUB
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Hepatitis B virus elimination status and strategies in circumpolar countries, 2020
Celia Haering, Brian McMahon, Aaron Harris, Nina Weis, Josefine Lundberg Ederth, Maria Axelsson, Sigurdur Olafsson, Carla Osiowy, Kristina Tomas, Signe Bollerup, Kirsi Liitsola, Chris Archibald, Hans Blystad, Michael Bruce & Leisha Nolen
Article: 1986975
Published online: 20 Oct 2021
AbstractforHepatitis B virus elimination status and strategies in circumpolar countries, 2020 | Full Text | References | PDF (282.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Seasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions
Karin H. Danielsen, Thilde K. Vårnes, Edvard H. Sagelv, Kim A. Heitmann & Gunnar E. Mathisen
Article: 2004688
Published online: 21 Nov 2021
AbstractforSeasonal variations in physical activity among Norwegian elementary school children in Arctic regions | Full Text | References | PDF (674.6 KB) | EPUB
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Rural patients’ experience of education, surveillance, and self-care support after heart disease related hospitalisation: a qualitative study
Thórunn Björg Jóhannsdóttir, Brynja Ingadottir & Margrét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir
Article: 2007667
Published online: 29 Nov 2021
AbstractforRural patients’ experience of education, surveillance, and self-care support after heart disease related hospitalisation: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | EPUB
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Editorial and Thank you to Reviewers

Editorial
Gratitude in the time of new maps
Rhonda M. Johnson DrPH, MPH
Article: 2004712
Published online: 26 Dec 2021
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