A review of aboriginal infant mortality rates in Canada: Striking and persistent aboriginal/non-aboriginal inequities

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Smylie, Janet ^a   Fell, Deshayne ^b   Ohlsson, Arne ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

First Nations; Indian; Infant mortality; Inuit; Metis; North American

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CANADA; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INUITS;

EID: 77954705985     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404361     Document Type: Review

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