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Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: Ethnic disparities in access to health care and health outcomes are well documented. It is unclear whether similar differences exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease in Canada. We determined ... Read more...

Functional gene polymorphisms in canadian aboriginal populations with high rates of tuberculosis.

13 Oct 2008 The present study determined whether a pattern of functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was present that could predispose a Dené cohort to a suboptimal response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Compared with a Caucasian cohort, the Dené ... Read more...

HIV testing and care in Canadian Aboriginal youth: a community based mixed methods study.

5 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: HIV infection is a serious concern in the Canadian Aboriginal population, particularly among youth; however, there is limited attention to this issue in research literature. The purpose of this national study was to explore HIV testing ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Indians, North American'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease. 2 Nov 2008
• Palaeontology: School of rock. 14 Oct 2008
• Functional gene polymorphisms in canadian aboriginal populations with high rates of tuberculosis. 13 Oct 2008
• HIV testing and care in Canadian Aboriginal youth: a community based mixed methods study. 5 Oct 2008
• Nighttime eating: commonly observed and related to weight gain in an inpatient food intake study. 29 Sep 2008
• The relevance of ethnography in a psychiatric journal: a commentary on diagnosis and distress in Navajo healing. 29 Sep 2008
• The Cedar Project: acknowledging the pain of our children. 25 Sep 2008
• Physician advocacy essential for Canada's First Nations. 21 Sep 2008
• StatBite: Alcohol-related deaths from chronic causes among American Indians and Alaska Natives. 21 Sep 2008
• Incidence and risk factors for stroke in American Indians: the Strong Heart Study. 20 Sep 2008
• Using ancient mtDNA to reconstruct the population history of northeastern North America. 30 Aug 2008
• Analyzing the genetic structure of the Tepehua in relation to other neighbouring Mesoamerican populations. A study based on allele frequencies of STR markers. 30 Aug 2008
• Cultural and community determinants of subjective social status among Cherokee and White youth. 30 Aug 2008
• Food-related behavior, physical activity, and dietary intake in First Nations - a population at high risk for diabetes. 30 Aug 2008
• Adherence to dietary recommendations for saturated fat, fiber, and sodium is low in American Indians and other U.S. adults with diabetes. 30 Aug 2008
• Introduction to the supplement on cancer in the American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the United States. 30 Aug 2008
• Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native populations continues to threaten an aging population : the need for tribal, state, and federal action. 30 Aug 2008
• Methods for improving cancer surveillance data in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. 30 Aug 2008
• Surveillance for health behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives-findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2000-2006. 30 Aug 2008
• Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999-2004. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Indians, North American'

Definition: Individual members of North American ethnic groups with ancient historic ancestral origins in Asia.

Descriptor UI: D007198

Alternative terms: Indians, North American; American Indian, North; American Indians, North; Indian, North American; North American Indian; North American Indians; Amerinds, North American; Amerind, North American; North American Amerind; North American Amerinds; Native Americans; American, Native; Americans, Native; Native American; American Indians; American Indian; Indian, American; Indians, American;

Related Mesh Headings: United States Indian Health Service;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; ethnology; genetics;

Tree Number: M01.686.508.150.600;

Technical Notes: specify geog if possible; in titles capitalize both Native and American