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Housing-related determinants of lung health in Nunavik, Canada [PDF]

, 2023
The impact of climate change on lung health has been long established. The Inuit Nunangat region of Nunavik in Quebec, Canada has long started to face the consequences of climate change.
Veillette, Marc, Efthymiopoulos, Spyros, Watt, Larry, Miron, Patrick, Khan, Faiz Ahmad, Duchaine, Caroline, Yang, Wenping, Aktas, Yasemin D, Ouazia, Boualem   +8 more
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Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial and marine wildlife harvested for food in Nunavik, Canada

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in immunocompromised hosts and the fetuses of susceptible women infected during ...
Nicholas Bachand, André Ravel, Patrick Leighton, Craig Stephen, Momar Ndao, Ellen Avard, Emily Jenkins   +6 more
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Marika Vachon. “Habiter le Nunavik”

, 2023
Mots clés : logement, complexité, habiter, gouvernance, Inuit, Nunavik ; Keywords : housing, complexity, dwelling, building, governance, Inuit, Nunavik ; Langue : français ; Type : article de revue. Vachon, Marika.

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MercuNorth – monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
Exposure to mercury (Hg) is a global concern, particularly among Arctic populations that rely on the consumption of marine mammals and fish which are the main route of Hg exposure for Arctic populations.The MercuNorth project was created to establish ...
Bryan Adlard, Mélanie Lemire, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Manhai Long, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Jon O. Odland, Arja Rautio, Päivi Myllynen, Torkjel M. Sandanger, Alexey A. Dudarev, Ingvar A. Bergdahl, Maria Wennberg, James Berner, Pierre Ayotte   +13 more
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Socio-demographic and substance use characteristics of unintentional injuries among Nunavik youth

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
This study described the distribution of unintentional injuries among Inuit youth in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, and examined the relationship between socio-demographic factors, substance use and unintentional injuries.
Emilie Beaulieu, Anne-Marie Therrien, Gina Muckle, Richard E. Bélanger   +3 more
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Characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenzae serotype a (Hia) from Nunavik, Canada and comparison with Hia strains in other North American Arctic regions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Objective: : This study examines the microbiological characteristics of invasive Haemophilus influenae serotype a (Hia) isolates from Nunavik (northern Quebec), Canada.
Raymond S.W. Tsang, Jean-Francois Proulx, Kristy Hayden, Michelle Shuel, Brigitte Lefebvre, Andree-Anne Boisvert, Dorothy Moore   +6 more
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Ethnographic study of the barriers and facilitators to implementing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling as a primary screening strategy for cervical cancer among Inuit women of Nunavik, Northern Quebec

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
The rate of cervical cancer among Canadian Inuit women is higher than the national average. To date, early detection remains the best strategy for reducing the incidence of cervical cancer and its consequences.
Rachel Gamelin, Maude Hébert, Elyse Tratt, Paul Brassard   +3 more
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Suicide amongst young Inuit males: The perspectives of Inuit health and wellness workers in Nunavik

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
The rate of suicide amongst Inuit boys and men in Nunavik has risen since the 1980s. Despite this, little is known about the strengths and protective factors, and the unique risks, that contribute to suicidality amongst Inuit males. This article presents
William Affleck, PhD, John L. Oliffe, PhD, Martha Malaya Inukpuk, Raymond Tempier, MD, Francine Darroch, MD, PhD, Allison Crawford, MD, PhD, Monique Séguin, PhD   +6 more
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Le till pollinifère de la péninsule du Nunavik, Québec septentrionnal [PDF]

, 1996
Des concentrations polliniques étonnamment élevées ont été notées dans le till en périphérie du cratère du Nouveau-Québec (Richard et al., 1991; Frechette, 1994).
Fréchette, Bianca, Richard, Pierre J. H., Bouchard, Michel A.   +2 more
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Phytochemical Analysis of Nunavik L

Natural Product Communications, 2008
This is the first report on the phytochemistry of Nunavik (Québec, Canada) populations of Rhodiola rosea L., a medicinal plant widely used in Eurasia as a tonic and adaptogen.
Vicky J. Filion, Ammar Saleem, Guy Rochefort, Marc Allard, Alain Cuerrier, John T. Arnason   +5 more
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