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How to account for Inuit ancestry in lung function prediction [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Rigorous lung function prediction equations for the Inuit are lacking. We used spirometry from 351 Inuit and 29 people of other ancestry obtained during an occupational survey in Greenland to determine how to obtain valid lung function predictions for ...
Birgitte H Laustsen, Jakob H Bønløkke, Martin R Miller   +2 more
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Lung cancer in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada – a scoping review [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada and a leading cause of cancer mortality. Lung cancer also affects First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples significantly in Canada, which deserves further investigation as there is a ...
James Russell O’Grady, Jannatul Ferdus, Sayna Leylachian, Yinka Bolarinwa, Joshua Wagamese, Lisa K Ellison, Connie Siedule, Ricardo Batista, Amanda J Sheppard   +8 more
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Transfer of Inuit qaujimajatuqangit in modern Inuit society [PDF]

Études/Inuit/Studies, 2009
This paper explores the nature and transfer of Inuit knowledge. Using our experiences in setting up workshops with elders and youths in the past 10 years, we argue that the notion that Inuit qaujimajatuqangit can be viewed as a corpus of knowledge that ...
Laugrand, Frédéric, Oosten, Jarich
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Inuit mental health service utilisation in Manitoba: results from the qanuinngitsiarutiksait study [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Despite decades of Inuit accessing services in Manitoba, Inuit-centric services remain scant and have only begun to emerge. This article reports on Inuit utilisation of mental health services in Manitoba.
Josée G. Lavoie, Wayne Clark, Leah McDonnell, Jeevan Toor, Nathan Nickel, Polina Anang, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Tagaak Evaluardjuk-Palmer, Nuqaalaq Brown, Grace Voisey Clark, Sabrina Wong, Julianne Sanguins   +11 more
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Homeless Inuit in Montreal [PDF]

Études/Inuit/Studies, 2008
La migration des Inuit depuis l’Arctique vers les villes du sud du Canada a augmenté sensiblement pendant les années 1980. Environ 10 000 Inuit sur un total approximatif de 50 000 vivaient à l’extérieur des régions arctiques du Canada en 2006.
Kishigami, Nobuhiro
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Cancer in Circumpolar Inuit: Background information for cancer patterns in Canadian Inuit [PDF]

Acta Oncologica, 1996
The cancer pattern among Inuit in the Circumpolar area is remarkably different from those of other populations in the world. The current paper summarizes the most important risk factors in Canadian Inuit residing in the Northwest Territories, northern Quebec (Nunavik) and Labrador, particularly during the time period 1969-1988 covered by the study ...
Leslie A. Gaudette, Sharon Freitag, R Dufour, Maureen Baikie, Ru‐Nie Gao, M Wideman   +5 more
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Inuit youth health and wellbeing programming in Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Inuit youth face challenges in maintaining their wellbeing, stemming from continued impacts of colonisation. Recent work documented that urban centres, such as Winnipeg Canada, have large Inuit populations comprised of a high proportion of youth. However,
Jeevan S K Toor, Josée G Lavoie, Adriana Mudryj   +2 more
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Circumpolar Inuit health systems [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background . The Inuit are an indigenous people totalling about 160,000 and living in 4 countries across the Arctic – Canada, Greenland, USA (Alaska) and Russia (Chukotka). In essence, they are one people living in 4 countries. Although there have
Leanna Ellsworth, Annmaree O'Keeffe   +1 more
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Why Ross Survived When Franklin Died: Arctic Explorers and the Inuit, 1829–1848 [PDF]

The London Journal of Canadian Studies, 2020
The Franklin expedition disappeared in the High Arctic in the 1840s, looking for the North-West Passage. After a long search, contacts with local Inuit revealed they had all perished. Could the Inuit have saved Franklin’s crews?
Bayne, N
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Ethnic differences in CT derived abdominal body composition measures: a comparative retrospect pilot study between European and Inuit study population [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Understanding ethnic variations in body composition is crucial for assessing health risks. Universal models may not suit all ethnicities, and there is limited data on the Inuit population.
Mia Solholt Godthaab Brath, Marina Sahakyan, Esben Bolvig Mark, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Lasse Riis Østergaard, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Marit Eika Jørgensen   +7 more
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