American Indian health : innovations in health care, promotion, and policy /
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| Imprint: | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000. |
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| Description: | xxiv, 459 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4315179 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Nomenclature
- Part I.. The Demographics of Indian Health
- 1. The Aboriginal Peoples of America
- 2. Health Conditions before Columbus: The Paleopathology of Native North Americans
- 3. Selected Demographic Characteristics of Indians
- Part II.. The Political and Administrative Bases of Indian Health
- 4. The Relation of Indian Nations to the U.S. Government
- 5. The History and Organization of Indian Health Services and Systems
- 6. Data Sources and Subsets of the Indian Population
- Part III.. Major Diseases and Health Conditions Affecting Indians
- 7. Health Status and Clinical Indicators
- 8. Genetic Polymorphism and American Indian Origins, Affinities, and Health
- 9. Maternal, Child, and Youth Health
- 10. The Rise of Cardiovascular Diseases
- 11. Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives
- 12. Nutritional Health and Diet-Related Conditions
- 13. Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications
- 14. Unintentional Injuries and Trauma
- 15. Suicide among American Indians and Alaska Natives
- 16. Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
- 17. Tobacco Use
- 18. Mental Health and Mental Disorders
- 19. Diseases of the Immune and Collagen Vascular Systems
- 20. Infectious Diseases
- 21. Oral Health
- 22. Environmental Health and Construction Programs
- Part IV.. Special Cultural and Ethical Considerations
- 23. Traditional Indian and Modern Western Medicine
- 24. Cultural Considerations in Providing Care to American Indians
- 25. Research Ethics and the American Indian
- 26. The Future of Indian Health
- Index
