The Circumpolar Inuit
Health, Population and Arctic Adaptation
Published on 1. February 1998
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-87-16-11905-6 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Copenhagen
Denmark
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-87-16-11905-6 (9788716119056)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
* Introduction to the circumpolar Inuit * Demography and vital statistics * Genetics and physiology * Environmental quality * Diet, nutrition and metabolism * Personal lifestyles and health practices * Infectious and parasitic diseases * Chronic, non-communicable diseases * Mental health and psychosocial development * Injuries and the social pathologies * Vision, hearing and oral health * Health care * Biology and culture in Arctic adaptation