Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 43, no. 1, 1998, pp. 37-41
Description
Study found that while the presence of the AGT -6A variant tended to be associated with higher systolic blood pressure, it was not found to be significant in this population of Canadian Oji-Cree.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, p. 20
Description
Looks at skills needed to do a certain level of work, skills transfer and training nationally to use in a different areas, planning for future job training, and categorizing different competencies at different levels.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 12-14
Description
Report found that Indigenous Australians were 3 times more likely to go to a hospital with injuries due to interpersonal violence, falls, and transportation-related injuries.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 1996, pp. 5-7
Description
Promotes need for outreach Paediatric service to reduce hospitalization, improvements to housing and food, and cross-cultural awareness training for hospital staff.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 5, September/October 1996, pp. 19-22
Description
Discusses results from the Western NSW Aboriginal Smoking Project questionnaire about tobacco use and awareness and recommends a commitment for resources for on going training for Aboriginal health workers in tobacco issues and help for workers to quite smoking.
Current Anthropology, vol. 38, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 310-315
Description
Asserts that pandemics were not the sole cause of population decline but that disease in conjunction with effects of colonialism such as war, relocation and change in diet led to increased mortality and decreased fecundity.
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Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9138, January 17, 1998, p. 194
Description
Outlines the denial of a deal in which a land claim by the Jawoyn Aboriginal community was traded for an alcohol-rehabilitation centre and two renal-dialysis machines.
Alcohol Consumption Among Radical / Ethnic Minorities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raul Caetano
Catherine L. Clark
Tammy Tam
Alcohol Health and Research World, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 233-241
Description
Discussion of the "firewater myth," assumptions about binge drinking, differences in social attitude towards drinking, and the move away from the presumption of the existence of single-factor explanations about drinking.