How we identify and count aboriginal people-does it make a difference in estimating their disease burden?

Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 277-280

  Chan, W W ^a   Ng, C ^b   Young, T Kue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ARTHRITIS; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84883417851     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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