Improving access to Indigenous medicine for patients in hospital-based settings: a challenge for health systems in northern Canada

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Redvers, Nicole ^a   Marianayagam, Justina ^b   Blondin, Be’sha ^a  

^a Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation   (Canada)

^b Institute for Circumpolar Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; healing; health systems; Indigenous health; Northwest Territories; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FIRST NATION; HUMAN; INUIT; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL CARE; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; PHYSICIAN; RESPECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 85065763773     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2019.1589208     Document Type: Article

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