Cancer among circumpolar populations: An emerging public health concern

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Kue Young, T ^a   Kelly, Janet J ^b   Friborg, Jeppe ^c   Soininen, Leena ^d   Wong, Kai O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cancer; Epidemiology; Indigenous people; Inuit; North American Indians; Prevention; Sami

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957554141     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v75.29787     Document Type: Review

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