Causes of death among Status Indians and other people living in the Bella Coola Valley local health area, 1987-2001

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Thommasen, Harvey V ^a   Thommasen, Carol ^a   Martiquet, Paul ^b   Jin, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b N Shore/Coast Garibaldi Hlth Serv ^*  (United States)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIAN; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 6344292523     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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