The development of a comprehensive maternal-child health information system for Nunavut-Nutaqqavut (Our children)

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 363-372

  Lauson, Samantha ^a   McIntosh, Sarah ^a   Obed, Natan ^b   Healey, Gwen ^c   Asuri, Sirisha ^a   Osborne, Geraldine ^d   Arbour, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI)   (Canada)

^c Arctic Health Research Network Nunavut   (Canada)

^d Department of Health and Social Services ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Infant mortality; Maternal child health; Nunavut; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053183033     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i4.17840     Document Type: Article

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