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Alaska
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Stroke mortality among Alaska Native people.
15 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to describe the epidemiology of stroke among Alaska Natives, which is essential for designing effective stroke prevention and intervention efforts for this population. METHODS: We conducted an analysis of death certificate data ... Read more...
30 Aug 2009 Since Russian contact in 1741, the Aleut communities of southwestern Alaska have undergone a series of demographic upheavals stemming from forced relocations, disease epidemics, population bottlenecks, and pervasive admixture with European ... Read more...
30 Aug 2009 Over the past three decades, the decline and altered spatial distribution of the western stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska have been attributed to changes in the distribution or abundance of their prey due to the cumulative ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Alaska'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Stroke mortality among Alaska Native people. 15 Sep 2009
- [The "death tribunal" of Sarah Palin]
7 Sep 2009 - Arctic ecology: Tundra's burning. Sep 2009
- Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome variation in five eastern Aleut communities: evidence for genetic substructure in the Aleut population. 30 Aug 2009
- Regional differences in the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of oceanographic habitat used by Steller sea lions. 30 Aug 2009
- Influence of human development and predators on nest survival of tundra birds, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska. 30 Aug 2009
- Characterizing dissolved organic matter using PARAFAC modeling of fluorescence spectroscopy: a comparison of two models. 13 Aug 2009
- Coming to California? 30 Jul 2009
- Changes in Aleut concerns following the stakeholder-driven Amchitka independent science assessment. 30 Jul 2009
- Unlike PAHs from Exxon Valdez crude oil, PAHs from Gulf of Alaska coals are not readily bioavailable. 30 Jul 2009
- Family health history and health behaviors in Alaska native and American Indian people. 30 Jul 2009
- Organochlorine contaminants in fishes from coastal waters west of Amukta Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. 30 Jul 2009
- Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of pneumococcal polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines in alaska native adults 55-70 years of age. 13 Jul 2009
- Challenges & opportunities. 29 Jun 2009
- Linking sediment-charcoal records and ecological modeling to understand causes of fire-regime change in boreal forests. 29 Jun 2009
- Improving access to oral health care for children by expanding the dental workforce to include dental therapists. 29 Jun 2009
- Infant bed-sharing practices and associated risk factors among births and infant deaths in Alaska. 29 Jun 2009
- Health disparities in liver disease: Time to take notice and take action. 29 Jun 2009
- Causes and consequences of marine mammal population declines in southwest Alaska: a food-web perspective. 25 Jun 2009
- Paenibacillus tundrae sp. nov. and Paenibacillus xylanexedens sp. nov., psychrotolerant, xylan-degrading bacteria from Alaskan tundra. 17 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Alaska'
Descriptor UI: D000413
Alternative terms: Alaska; Aleutian Islands;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.580.100;