Mortality rates among children and teenagers living in Inuit Nunangat, 1994 to 2008

Health Reports

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Oliver, Lisa N ^a   Peters, Paul A ^b   Kohen, Dafna E ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Age standardized mortality rates; Child health; Death rates; Suicide; Vital statistics; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872851835     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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