Arthritis in the Canadian aboriginal population: North-south differences in prevalence and correlates

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ng, C ^a   Chatwood, S ^b,c   Young, T K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Institute for Circumpolar Health Research   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Aboriginal peoples survey; Arthritis; First nations; Inuit; M tis; North american indians; Northern canada

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955022820     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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