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Potential Factors That May Affect Acceptance of Routine Prenatal HIV Testing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fu-Lin Wang
Bryce Larke
Stephan Gabos
Anita Hanrahan
Donald Schopflocher
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 1, January-February 2005, pp. 60-64
Study identified three significant factors for declining test: age, cultural background, and caregiver's gender.
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A Practical Clinical Approach to Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Clarifcation of the 1996 Institute of Medicine Criteria

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Eugene Hoyme
Philip A. May
Wendy O. Kalberg
Piyadasa Kodituwakku
J. Phillip Gossage
Phyllis M. Trujillo
David G. Buckley
Joseph H. Miller
Alfredo S. Aragon
Nathaniel Khaole
Denis L. Viljoen
Kenneth Lyons Jones
Luther K. Robinson
Pediatrics, vol. 115, January 1, 2005, pp. 39-47

Examines diagnostic criteria for this disease.

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Prairie First Nations Groups Planning 8 Private MRI Clinics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Jo Ehman
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 171, no. 5, August 31, 2004, p. 437
Discusses agreements with the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN); indications are eight First Nations will establish magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics.
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Predictions of Type 2 Diabetes and Complications in Greenland in 2014

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nina Martinsen
Marit E. Jørgensen
Peter Bjerregaard
Allan Krasnik
Bendix Carstensen
Knut Borch-Johnsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 3, June 2006, pp. 243-252
Study to predict the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and the associated burden to the health care system in Greenland, due to complications from the disease, which is expected to double by 2014.
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Pressing First Nations Issues Ignored in Budget

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 29, 2008, p. A11
Argues that issues like education, health care and jobs for First Nations are being ignored in the Conservatives third (Feb 2008) Federal Budget.
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Pressure Sores

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney Judson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 30-33
Describes how pressure (bed) sores develop due to patients in being confined to bed for long periods of time.
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of COPD among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yelena Bird
John Moraros
Razi Mahmood
Savenaz Esmaeelzadeh
Nway Mon Kyaw Soe
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, vol. 12, 2017, pp. 1915-1922
A study to determine the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (OBCD) among the 35-year-old Indigenous people in Canada.
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Prevalence and Management of Patients Using Medication Targeting Obstructive Lung Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Healthcare in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sequssuna Olsen
Dorte Ejg Jarbøl
Mette Kofoed
Kim Abildskov
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20108
Findings from over 500 individuals indicate that while medication is prescribed frequently, spirometry testing is not, but should be integrated in my primary healthcare regime.
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Prevalence of the Use of Antihypertensive Medications in Greenland: A Study of Quality of Care Amongst Patients Treated With Antihypertensive Drugs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Bundgaard
Dorte Ejg Jarbøl
Maja Skov Paulsen
Jytte Lindskov Jacobsen
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18834
Findings reveal that health care practises can be improved through various national strategies and measures.
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Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Damage in Northern Native Communities: A Practical School-Based Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Jacquier
Judith Kleinfeld
David Gilliam
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 35-61
Describes a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention program in lab mice that had a significant effect on increasing Alaska Native students comprehension of the negative impacts of drinking during pregnancy.
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Prevention of Pneumonia in Adults Through Immunisation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dallas Young
Jeffrey Hanna
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, pp. 23-24
Article states that in Queensland, Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a hospital admission rate for pneumonia 6 times greater than non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the region.
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A Primary Health Care Network For Urban Aboriginal People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Lake
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, p. 14
Examines why many urban Aboriginal Australians do not use the Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) health services.
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A Principled Approach to Research Conducted with Inuit, Métis, and First Nations People: Promoting Engagement Inspired by the CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People (2007-2010)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Jull
Alexandra King
Malcolm King
Ian D. Graham
Melody E. Morton Ninomiya ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 2, 2020, pp. 1-30

Examines the use of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research guidelines to guide the collaboration between researchers and  Indigenous communities.  

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Process Evaluation: How It Works

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Bess
Michele King
Pamela L. LeMaster
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 2, 2004, pp. 109-121
Explains decision-making process, summaries can provide perceptions of program staff as well as the evaluator.
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Profiles in Indigenous Health: A Life-Long Journey of Learning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 28-33
Chronicles training evolution of Kathy Abbott from hospital laundress at age 17 to President of the Alice Springs and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association.
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Projecting Prevalence, Costs and Evaluating Simulated Interventions for Diabetic End Stage Renal Disease in a Canadian Population of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People: An Agent Based Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Gao
Nathaniel D. Osgood
Ying Jiang
Roland F. Dyck
BMC Nephrology, vol. 18, pp. [1]-14
Examines case numbers projections and costs of Diabetes-Related End Stage Renal Disease to identify the resources and interventions required to deal with the disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.
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Promotion of Traditional Lifestyles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ediriweera Desapriya
Ian Pike
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 175, no. 8, October 10, 2006, pp. 919-920
Letter to the editor discusses the challenges surrounding the work being done to alleviate the problem of diabetes among Aboriginals.
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Public Education Strategies for Delivering Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlyn E. Orians
Julie Erb
Kathryn L. Kenyon
Paula M. Lantz
Edward B. Liebow
et al
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, vol. 10, no. 1, January-February 2004, pp. 46-53
Presents examples of how five American programs have used public education and outreach to encourage women to participate in cancer screening.
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Quality Management and Indigenous Aged Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen Thurecht
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, May/June 2002, pp. 16-17
Reports on the changes in Aged Care Legislation in Australia that led to the introduction of Quality Management System in federally funded senior residence facilities.
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Quality of Data on Aboriginal Hospitalisation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Miranda Barton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, pp. 10-11
Comments on the factors contributing to the inaccuracy of Indigenous health data in Australia.
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