Changing patterns of mortality among American Indians

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 404-411

  Kunitz, Stephen J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; REIMBURSEMENT; AGED; ESKIMO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 40449129982     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.114538     Document Type: Article

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