Diversity within: Deconstructing Aboriginal community health in Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 980-989

  Jacklin, Kristen ^a  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Colonialism; Community; Culture; Determinants of health; First Nations; Health disparities; Heterogeneity; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; VILLAGE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ONTARIO; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA; MANITOULIN ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WIKWEMIKONG UNCEDED INDIAN RESERVE;

EID: 60549087878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.035     Document Type: Article

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