| Description |
xii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. An overview of the aboriginal peoples of Canada - 2. Health and disease prior of European contact - 3. Contact and disease - 4. Aboriginal peoples and the health transition - 5. Medical traditions in aboriginal cultures - 6. Traders, whalers, missionaries, and medical aid - 7. The emergence of government health services - 8. The organization and utilization of contemporary health services - 9. Aboriginal healing in the contemporary context - 10. Self-determination and health care - 11. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Aboriginal Health in Canada discusses the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-357) and index |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene -- Canada.
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Health Status.
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Indians, North American -- history.
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Delivery of Health Care -- history.
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History, 19th Century.
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History, 20th Century.
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| SUBJECT |
Canada. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002170 |
| Author |
Herring, Ann, 1951-
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Young, T. Kue.
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| LC no. |
2006284364 |
| ISBN |
9780802087928 bound |
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0802087922 bound |
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0802085792 paperback |
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9780802085795 paperback |
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