References
- MacMillan HI, MacMillan AB, Offord DR, et al. Aboriginal health. CAMJ. 1996;155:1569–6.
- He H, Xiao L, Torrie JE, et al. Disparities in infant hospitalizations in indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Quebec, Canada. CMAJ. 2017;189:E739–46.
- Ayukawa H, Bruneau S, Proulx JF, et al. Otitis media and hearing loss among 12-16-year-old Inuit of Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2004;63(Suppl 2):312–314. .
- Dallaire F, E D, Vzina C, et al. Portrait of outpatient visits and hospitalizations for acute infections in Nunavik preschool children. Can J Public Health. 2006;97:362–368.
- Aboriginal Population Profile. Census. Statistics Canada; 2016. Available from: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/abpopprof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=AB&Code1=2016C1005084&Data=Count&SearchText=Nunavik&SearchType=Begins&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=2016C1005084&SEX_ID=1&AGE_ID=1&RESGEO_ID=1
- Degani N, Navarro C, Deeks SL, et al. Invasive bacterial diseases in Northern Canada. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;14:34–40.
- LeMeur JB, Lefebvre B, Proulx JF, et al. Limited impact of pneumococcal vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in Nunavik (Quebec). Can J Public Health. 2019;110:36–43.
- Comité sur l’immunisation du Québec. Scientific advisory on the optimal schedule for childhood immunization against pneumococcal disease in Québec. Quebec city (QC): Institut national de Santé publique du Québec; 2017. Available from: https://www.inspq.qc.ca/sites/default/files/publications/2379_opinion_optimal_schedule_childhood_immunization_pneumococcal_disease.pdf
- Cléophat JE, Le Meur JB, Proulx JF, et al. Uptake of pneumococcal vaccines in the Nordic region of Nunavik, province of Quebec, Canada. Can J Public Health. 2014;105:e268–72.
- First Nations and Inuit health indicators. Ottawa (ON): Government of Canada. Available from: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/fnih/
- Fortin M, Bélanger RE, Boucher O, et al. Temporal trends of alcohol and drug use among Inuit of Northern Quebec. Can Int J Circumpolar Health. 2015;4:e29146. .
- Climate, Nunaviké Wikipedia; 2020. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunavik#Climate
- De Wals P, Carbon M, Sévin E, et al. Reduced physician claims for otitis media after implementation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine program in the province of Quebec, Canada. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009;28:e271–5.
- Nokso-Koivisto J, Marom T, Chonmaitree T. Importance of viruses in acute otitis media. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015;27:110–115.
- Moore HC, de Klerk N, Keil AD, et al. Use of data linkage to investigate the aetiology of acute lower respiratory infection hospitalisations in children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Jun;48(6):520–528.
- Morrow A, De Wals P, Petit G, et al. The burden of pneumococcal disease in the Canadian population before routine use of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2007;18:121–127.
- Anderson G, Deceuninck G, Zhou Z, et al. Hospitalisation for lower respiratory tract infection in children in the province of Quebec, Canada, before and during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era. Epidemiol Infect. 2017;145:2770–2776.
- Leach AJ, Wigger C, Andrews R, et al. Otitis media in children vaccinated during consecutive 7-valent or 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination schedules. BMC Pediatr. 2014;14:200.
- Gisselsson-Solen M. Trends in otitis media incidence after conjugate pneumococcal vaccination; A national observational study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017;36:1027–1031.