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• catalog abstract ""In order to study the health status of Native Americans, the unique characteristics of this population must be fully considered. This book provides a comprehensive review of the health of Native Americans in the United States and Canada. Historical trends in population and health status from pre-European contact to the present are thoroughly examined within three categories: infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and injuries. The etiology and pathogenesis of different diseases are discussed, and genetic and environmental risk factors are considered. The book also compares the incidence of disease among Native Americans and non-Native Americans, examines variations among Native Americans belonging to different geographical, cultural and linguistic groups, and reviews control and prevention strategies. On a broader level, the purpose of this book is to integrate the approaches of anthropology and epidemiology in order to demonstrate the interaction of biology and culture on disease causation, distribution, and control. Attention to both perspectives offers a promising approach to understanding and improving the health status of Native Americans."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b5882287.
• catalog coverage "Canada".
• catalog coverage "United States".
• catalog created "1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
• catalog description ""In order to study the health status of Native Americans, the unique characteristics of this population must be fully considered. This book provides a comprehensive review of the health of Native Americans in the United States and Canada. Historical trends in population and health status from pre-European contact to the present are thoroughly examined within three categories: infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and injuries. The etiology and pathogenesis of different diseases are discussed, and genetic and environmental risk factors are considered. The book also compares the incidence of disease among Native Americans and non-Native Americans, examines variations among Native Americans belonging to different geographical, cultural and linguistic groups, and reviews control and prevention strategies. On a broader level, the purpose of this book is to integrate the approaches of anthropology and epidemiology in order to demonstrate the interaction of biology and culture on disease causation, distribution, and control. Attention to both perspectives offers a promising approach to understanding and improving the health status of Native Americans."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "(cont) Chronic diseases: an evolutionary perspective -- Injuries and the social pathologies -- Unintentional injuries -- Suicide, homicide and violence -- Alcohol and substance abuse -- Role for genes -- Traditional culture vs. social change -- Toward a biocultural epidemiology -- Contributions of native American populations to epidemiology -- Integrating anthropology and epidemiology -- Issues in native American health research.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction to native Americans -- Organization and plan -- Note on nomenclature -- Origins and genetic diversity -- Ecological habitats and adaptations -- Cultural and historical development -- Present geographical distribution -- Social and economic conditions -- Race and ethnicity -- Overview of population and health -- Historical perspective -- Sources of data -- Demographic features -- Patterns of mortality -- Morbidity and disability -- Behavioral health risks -- Nutrition and diet -- Epidemiologic transition -- Decline and persistence of infectious diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Infections of the nervous system -- Infections of the intestinal tract -- Pneumonia and acute respiratory infections -- Viral hepatitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Streptococcal infections and their sequelae -- Protozoan and helminthic parasites -- Emergence of chronic diseases -- Cancer -- Ischemic heart disease -- Stroke -- Hypertension -- Dyslipidemia -- Prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- Gallbladder disease -- Insulin resistance: a common metabolic defect?".
• catalog extent "ix, 275 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0195073398 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Canada".
• catalog spatial "North America.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "614.4/2/08997 20".
• catalog subject "Chronic Disease epidemiology".
• catalog subject "Communicable Diseases epidemiology".
• catalog subject "Health Status Indicators North America.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Health and hygiene Social aspects.".
• catalog subject "Indians of North America Health and hygiene Statistics.".
• catalog subject "Indians, North American North America.".
• catalog subject "Indians, North American".
• catalog subject "RA408.I49 Y68 1994".
• catalog subject "WA 300 Y77ha 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "(cont) Chronic diseases: an evolutionary perspective -- Injuries and the social pathologies -- Unintentional injuries -- Suicide, homicide and violence -- Alcohol and substance abuse -- Role for genes -- Traditional culture vs. social change -- Toward a biocultural epidemiology -- Contributions of native American populations to epidemiology -- Integrating anthropology and epidemiology -- Issues in native American health research.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction to native Americans -- Organization and plan -- Note on nomenclature -- Origins and genetic diversity -- Ecological habitats and adaptations -- Cultural and historical development -- Present geographical distribution -- Social and economic conditions -- Race and ethnicity -- Overview of population and health -- Historical perspective -- Sources of data -- Demographic features -- Patterns of mortality -- Morbidity and disability -- Behavioral health risks -- Nutrition and diet -- Epidemiologic transition -- Decline and persistence of infectious diseases -- Tuberculosis -- Infections of the nervous system -- Infections of the intestinal tract -- Pneumonia and acute respiratory infections -- Viral hepatitis -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Streptococcal infections and their sequelae -- Protozoan and helminthic parasites -- Emergence of chronic diseases -- Cancer -- Ischemic heart disease -- Stroke -- Hypertension -- Dyslipidemia -- Prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- Gallbladder disease -- Insulin resistance: a common metabolic defect?".
• catalog title "The health of Native Americans : toward a biocultural epidemiology / T. Kue Young.".
• catalog type "text".