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Ethnic Differences in Leptin and Adiponectin Levels Between Greenlandic Inuit and Danish Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thor Munch-Andersen
Kaspar Sorensen
Niels-Jacob Aachmann-Andersen
Lise Aksglaede
Anders Juul
Jørn W. Helge
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21458
Contrary to assumptions, the plasma leptin levels were higher in Danish children but plasma adiponectin was lowest in Inuit children as expected.
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Ethnology of the Greenland Eskimos

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Therkel Mathiassen
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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An Evaluation of the Interaction of Place and Community-based Participatory Research as a Research Methodology in the Implementation of a Sexually Transmitted Infection Intervention for Greenlandic Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32239
Overview of research study, Innuulluataarneq looks at how place effected a three year community-based participatory study on Inuit youth 15-18 and parents or guardians.
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Experience with Cochlear Implants in Greenlanders with Profound Hearing Loss Living in Greenland

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Preben Homøe
Ture Andersen
Aksel Groøntved
Lone Percy-Smith
Michael Bille
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, no. 1, 2013, p. article no. 20974
Retrospective study results of 11 Greenlanders (7 children, 4 adults) found that children tended to adapt easier to cochlear implant technology.
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Feasibility of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Arctic Field Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stig Andersen
Eskild Boeskov
Jakob Holm
Peter Laurberg
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 280-283
It was found that DEXA scanner were a portable, reliable and comfortable method of obtaining bone mineral density (BMD) readings in remote Greenlandic communities.
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Fish Oils and Diabetic Microvascular Disease

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Lancet, vol. 335, no. 8688, March 3, 1990, pp. 508-510
Inuit of Greenland have low rate of coronary heart disease despite diet high in fat. This is believed to be due to high levels of omega-3-fatty acids.
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The Flexibility of Greenlandic Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gitte Tróndheim
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 58-66
Looks at the past and present progression of women's rights in Greenland. To access this article, scroll down to page 58.
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Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in Circumpolar Regions

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charlotte Jeppesen
Peter Bjerregaard
Kue Young
Circumpolar Health Supplements, no. 8, 2011
Report compares dietary guidelines in the Arctic countries of North America and the Nordic countries.
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Food Policy in the Canadian North: Is There a Role for Country Food Markets?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Joanna Petrasek Macdonald
Catherine Huet
Sara Statham
Allison MacRury
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 152, March 2016, pp. 35-40
Examines food insecurity in Nunavut and the viability of programs which follow the Greenland model. As part of study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants from Denmark, Greenland, Nunavut and southern Canada.
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From Ottawa to Iqaluit: Towards Sustainable Arctic Co-operation?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Scrivener
Environmental Politics, vol. 7, no. 4, 1998, pp. 136-141
Comments on the Arctic Council, inaugurated to facilitate circumpolar cooperation on sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Ross A. Virginia
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 365-374
Authors examine the hydrocarbon extraction industry on Alaska’s North Slope; use the observed and documented effects on people and communities to suggest local-to-local strategies for sustainable oil-industry development in Greenland
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Gender Issues

Alternate Title
Arctic Human Development Report
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Karla Jessen Williamson
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Gunhild Hoogensen
Ann Therese Lotherington
Lawrence H. Hamilton ... [et al.]
Excerpt from AHDR: Arctic Human Development Report .
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Globalization and the Circumpolar North

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Timothy Heleniak
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall , 2011, pp. 95-98
Book review of: Globalization and the Circumpolar North edited by Lassi Heininen, Chris Southcott.
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The Greenland Mummies

E-Books
Author/Creator
H.C Gulløv
Jørgen Meldgaard
Claus Andreasen
Jens Peder Hart Hansen
J. Lyberth ... [et al.]
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Greenland's Way Forward

Alternate Title
Arctic Frontiers Conference ; 8th, 2014
Arctic Frontiers Conference. Session III: Health, Environment, and Society
Humans in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aleqa Hammond
Keynote speech by the Prime Minister of Greenland.
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Greenlandic Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Symptomatology, Primary Investigations and Differences in Diagnostic Intervals between Nuuk and the Rest of the Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Johan Tolstrup
Rasmus Chemnitz Madsen
Maria Vandborg Sneftrup
Birgit Niclasen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1344086
Studies first consultation until referral, referral until diagnosis and first consultation until diagnosis.
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Harmful Alcohol Use and Frequent Use of Marijuana among Lifetime Problem Gamblers and the Prevalence of Cross-Addictive Behaviour among Greenland Inuit: Evidence from the Cross-Sectional Inuit Health in Transition Greenland Survey 2006-2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Viskum
Lytken Larsen
Tine Curtis
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 19551
Findings revealed that gambling problems were more often than not combined with alcohol and/or marijuana use, particularly among men.
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Health and Society in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne B. Kjeldsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 3, 2005, pp. 257-259
Speech to the Symposium on Circumpolar Health: Populations in Transition at the University of Toronto on February 27, 2004.
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