Arctic Medical Research 1994; vol 53(suppl 2)


Circumpolar Health 93

Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993


Foreword
Guðrún Pétrusdóttir

Introductory Address
By Professor Jóhann Axelsson

Opening Address
By the President of Iceland, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

1. Health Research in Circumpolar Regions

EEG in Greenland - A 15 - Year Survey on EEGs Performed in Greenland
I. Asmussen, S. Petersen, J. Munch and E. Sindrup

Facilitating Research in Northern Saskatchewan
D. A. Beach

Health Research in Circumpolar Regions
P. Bjerregaard

Health Interview Survey in Greenland 1993
P. Bjerregaard and F. Senderovitz

The Eyes in Males in a Subarctic Region in Russia (Vologda)
H. Forsius and J. Fellman

The Scientific Ethical Review of Biomedical Research Projects in Greenland
J. P. Hart Hansen

Santé Québec Health Survey among the Inuit of Northern Québec
M. Jetté

The Keewatin Health Assessment Study: Public Opinions of the System and Implications
M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil

Comparison of Hair and Iris Pigmentation in Scandinavian Populations
J. Ó. P. Pálsson, A.W. Eriksson, H. Forsius and J. Fellman

Secular Changes in Icelanders
J. Ó. P. Pálsson

2-Hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin in Eye Drops: Evaluation in Human Patients
I S. Thórisdóttir, E. Stefánsson, Th. Loftsson, Ó. G. Guoðmundsson, H. Friðriksdóttir, Ö. Guðmundsson and Th. Sigthórsson

A Historical Perspective on the Role of the University of Manitoba as a Northern Health Service Provider
R. G. Whitmore

The Role of Universities in Northern Health Research: The Manitoba Experience
T. K. Young

2. Health Care Management

Echocardiography in Greenland - An 18 - Month Survey
I. Asmussen

Health Information: A Vital Part of the Transfer of Control of Health Programs
M. M. Baikie and I. Allen

Consultation with First Nations - Creating Partnerships
J. G. Bartlett

Avoidable Child Deaths in Greenland 1987-91
P. Bjerregaard, J. Misfeldt, I. M. Nielsen and P. Kern

Does Health Care Meet our Needs? A Feminist Analysis
K. Björnsdóttir

Cultural Sociology Analysis and Community Health Policy
T. Curtis

Serving Indigenous People in Separate and Shared Facilities
M. Dixon

Legal and Political Aspects of Inuit Indigenous Health Care
M. Grey

University Northern Health Service Programs in Medical Colleges in Canada
J. Irvine and S. MacDonald

On Being Everything and Nothing: The Retention of Native Health Care Workers in Northern Communities
P. Kinch, M. Katt, M. Boone and B. Minore

The Development of Telemedicine Systems using Remote Antarctic Sites as a Space Analogue
J. R. Maclean

Efficiency versus Equity in Remote Areas
G. Mooney

On Content of Practice: An Icelandic Multicentre Study, Procedures, Prescriptions and Counselling in Family Practice
Th. Njalsson, R. G. McAuley and J. A. Sigurdsson

The Role of Public Health Nursing in a Publicly Funded Child Health Program, State of Alaska (1972-1993)
E. H. Nord

The Northern Studies Stream: Educating Health Professionals in Remote Regions
J. Perkins, S. Berry and J. Tryssenaar

The Role of Foreign Medical Graduates in Rural Manitoba
B. Postl, R. Wall, J. Home, and K. Brown

Health Care Utilization by Low and Normal Birthweight Infants in Northern Canada, 1986-1991
P. Sawchuk, M. C. C. Stephens, M. E. K. Moffatt

Health Administration: Reflections on Health Transfer in the Swampy Cree Tribal Council Area
P. A. Stewart and R. Procyk

The Computerized PCC System of the Indian Health and its Use in Research
D. W. Templin and G. Boyer

Recharge or Reload? The Consequences of Trauma and Critical Incident Stress on Indigenous Health Care Workers in Bush Alaska
M. J. Terry and R. O. Terry

History of Educational Telecommunications in Alaska: An Application of Diffusion of Innovations Theory
N. Thomas

Job Satisfaction of Icelandic Nurses
Á. Thoroddsen, J. Siggeirsdóttir and R. Haraldsdóttir

Planning Arctic Secondary and Tertiary Health Care Service
F. E. von Eyben

Assessing Aboriginal Graduates Perceptions for Academic Success in Health Faculties
J. Wiebe, J. Sinclair, S. Nychuk and M. C. C. Stephens

Changing the Paradigms in Health Care: Sioux Lookout Zone after Scott-McKay-Bain
M. Wigmore and J. Gordon

3. Environment, Lifestyle and Health

Environmental Risk Factors of Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
H. K. Åkerblom, M. Knip, H. Hyöty S. M. Virtanen, E. Savilahti and J. Borten

Health Changes and Socioeconomic Transformation in Finnmark, Norway, during the 1980s
A. Aase

High Fertility Rates in Iceland - The Motivations for Parenthood
S. S. Bender

Seasonal Effects on Metabolism in Humans Living in High Latitudes
E. R. Bojko and A. V. Tkachev

Explaining Diabetes: Causal Accounts in three Anishinaabe Communities
L. C. Garro

Lay Understandings about the Gravity of Diabetes in three Canadian Anishinaabe Communities
L. C. Garro

Mortality among Female Manual Workers
H. Gunnarsdóttir and V. Rafnsson

Female Flight? Gender Balance and Outmigration by Native Alaskan Villagers
L. C. Hamilton and C. L. Seyfrit

Microbial Population Dynamics in Closed Antarctic Communities: A Useful Space Analogue
W. S. Haston, T. H. Pennington, S. Bright, D. Lugg and C. Bachelard

Promoting Physical Activity in a Cree Community
C. Lavallée, E. Robinson and C. Valverde

Self-Determination in Exercise Behavior: A New Measure of Exercise Motivation
G. Marteinsdóttir

Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Workers in Fish Fillet Plants
H. Ólafsdóttir, Ó. Steingrímsdóttir and V. Rafnsson

A 14-Year Comparison of Alaska Homeless
G. Reynolds, M. Huelsman, D. Fisher, W. Parker, J. Jones and H. Beirne

Acculturation and Loss of Fitness in the Inuit. The Preventive Role of Active Leisure
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Physiological Consequences of Acculturation. A 20-year Study of Fitness in an Inuit Community
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Growth and Development of Canadian Inuit. Secular Trends 1970 to 1990
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Secular and Age Trends in the Height of Adults in a Canadian Inuit Community
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Prediction of Body Fat Content in Inuit
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Aging of Lung Function. Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Trends in an Inuit Community
A. Rode and R. J. Shephard

Four Sami Healers - A Preliminary Interview Study
H. Sande and S. Winterfeldt

Premenstrual Syndrome among Icelandic Women
H. Sveinsdóttir, H. Sverrisdóttir, G. Kristófersdóttir, H. Amórsdóttir and S. B. Þorsteinsdóttir

Attitudes towards Menstruation among Icelandic Men
H. Sveinsdóttir, S. Kristjánsdóttir, K. Gísladóttir and Þ.Jensdóttir

Icelandic Women's Experiences of Menopausal Symptoms
H. Sveinsdóttir, G. I. Gunnlaugsdóttir, I. V. Kristinsdóttir, K. Jónsdóttir, L. S. Birgisdóttir and S. J. Haraldsdóttir

Distressed Mothers Parenting Difficult Infants in the Community
M. Thorne and B. Alder

Holistic Approach in House Building
E. Thorsteinn

Aboriginal Health and the Environment
M.A. Wheatley

4. Nutrition and Health of Indigenous Populations

Daily Consumption of Seal Oil or Salmon Associated with Lower Risk of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Yup'ik Eskimo and Athabaskan Indians of Alaska
A. I. Adler, E. J. Boyko, C. D. Schraer and N. J. Murphy

The Impact of a Food Transportation Subsidy on the Cost of a Nutritious Northern Food Basket
F. Hill, J. Lawn and L. Robbins

The Relationship Between a Low Rate of Ischaernic Heart Disease and the Traditional Greenlandic Diet with High Amounts of Monounsaturated and N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
E. Jul, G. Mulvad, H. S. Pedersen, G. T. Malcom, J. C. Hansen and J. Misfeldt

Dietary Fat in Traditional and Contemporary Northern Indigenous Food Systems
H. V. Kuhnlein

The Effect of a Federal Transportation Subsidy on Nutritional Status of Inuit in Canada's Arctic
J. Lawn, N. Langner, D. Brulé N. Thompson and F. Hill

Putrescine Levels in the Staple Foods of the Canadian Inuit and Hong Kong Chinese: A Possible Explanation for Discrepant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rates in the two Populations
G. Y. Minuk, D. Yu, W. Smith, P. Orr, T. Gauthier, X. Zhang, S. Bell, T. Welmer, J. Hildes and D. Manuel

Nutritional Patterns of Inuit in the Keewatin Region of Canada
M. E. K. Moffatt, J. O'Neil and T. K. Young

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Patterns and their Association with Diet in Saami and Finnish Reindeer Herders
S. Näyhä K. Sikkilä and J. Hassi

Hemoglobin Levels in Inuit Children in the Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories
R. Thika, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil, B. Postl, J. Gerrard and R. Tate

5. Cold: Reaction and Protection

Optimal Combination of Garments in Work Clothing for Cold and Wet Environments
M. K. Bakkevig and R. Nielsen

Stress at Work in Cold Climates: Effects on Performance
P. DeFrancisco

The Effects of Cold on Personal Protective Equipment
C. M. Hild

Medical Care of Divers in the Antarctic
A. H. Milne and L. F. Thomson

Use of Human Body Temperatures for Clothing Evaluation
A. Påsche

Wind Protection Provided by Standard Winter Clothing
A. Påsche

Cold Induced Discomfort, Performance Degradation and Damages Experienced by Forestry Workers
H. Rintamäki S. Rissanen, S. Norola, J. Latvala and S. Näyhä

6. Arctic History and Transarctic Expeditions

Mary Alice McWhinnie - First Woman to Winter over in Antarctica
R. A. Dieter, E. R. Dieter and D. McWhinnie-Rousseau

P. Chris Peterson - an Early Yukon Explorer
R. A. Dieter, D. Dieter, L. Gulliver and L. Dieter

Winter-Nomadism in the Ammassalik Region in East-Greenland
M.S. Magnusson and J. Robert-Lamblin

7. Pollution and Health Hazards

Self-reported Illness Among Travelers to the Russian Far East
M. Beller and M. Schloss

Development of Risk Communication Activities and Research in Nunavik
S. Bruneau and J. Grondin

Temporal and Spatial Trends of Human Exposure from Food Chain Contaminants in the Canadian Arctic
É. Dewailly, R Ayotte, H. Careau, S. Bruneau and J. Grondin

Mining and Health in the Arctic
J. Grondin and S. Bruneau

Multidisciplinary Health Research on Contaminants in the Arctic
J. Grondin, É. Dewailly, S. Bruneau, P. Ayotte

Past Radiation Incidents in Alaska: Risk Assessment and Public Health
C. M. Hild

Blood Cadmium and Blood Pressure in Reindeer Herders Living in Northern Finland
P. Luoma, S. Näyhä, L. Pyy and J. Hassi

Implications for Human Health of Arctic Environmental Contamination
J. P. Middaugh

Radiation and Public Health Problems in Siberia, the Russian Far East and Far North
V A. Trufakin

A New Approach to Assessing the Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Aboriginal Peoples
B. Wheatley

8. Arctic Ozone Depletion: Causes and Effects

Is Increase in Malignant Melanoma a likely Outcome of Ozone Depletion at Northern Latitudes? A Behavioural Perspective
A. Aase and G. Bentham

Variations of the Ozone Layer Above Reykjavik Since 1957
G. G. Bjarnason and Ö. E. Rögnvaldsson

Human Interaction with the Antarctic Environment: Studies in Immunology, Photobiology and Epidemiology
D. Lugg

Biological Dosimetry of Solar UV-Radiation in Antarctica, Using Spores of Bacillus subtilis
M. Puskeppeleit, L. Quintern, S. El Naggar, J. U. Schott, U. Eschweiler, G. Honeck and H. Bücker

On the Usefulness of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 (Calcifediol) as a Molecular Indicator of Ultraviolet Radiation
J. Wilske

Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation from the Sun on the Inuit Population
H. Chr. Wulf

9. Injuries and Injury Prevention

An Instrument for Injury Control in the Arctic
H. Bay-Nielsen, B. Frimodt-Møller, J. Misfeldt, L. Soininen, B. Egelund, B. Ytterstad and G. Dahlström

Validation of Statistics on Fatal Accidents in Greenland
B. Egelund

Work Accidents in the Russian and Norwegian Coal Mines in Spitsbergen
A. Fornin and T. Risholt

Head Injuries among Children: Patients Admitted to Three Hospitals in Reykjavik during the years 1987-1991
J. G. Halldorsson, E. Ö. Arnarson and K. Gudmundsson

Injury Control and Prevention - Challenges and Opportunities
J.P. Middaugh

Fatal Accidents Occurring at Sea Have not Declined During 1966 to 1986 in a Cohort of Icelandic Seamen
V. Rafnsson and H. Gunnarsdóttir

Increased Risk of Fatal Accidents Occurring other than at Sea Among Icelandic Seamen
V. Raffisson and H. Gunnarsdóttir

Prevention of Outdoor Accidents in Greenland
F. Senderovitz

Fatal Accidents in Finnish Lapland
L. Soininen

10. Mental Health

Diurnal and Seasonal Variations in Cortisol, Prolactin, TSH and Thyroid Hormones in Women with and without Seasonal Affective Disorder
K. V. Danilenko and A. A. Putilov

Icelandic Child Health Study: Summary of Initial Findings
H. Hannesdóttir

The Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale: A Primary Preventive Procedure in Early Infancy
E.B. Harvey

Nonpharmacological Addictions in Northern Conditions
C.P. Korolenko

The Epidemiology of Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Iceland: A Summary of a Pilot Study
P. Magnússon and K. Gunnarsdóttir

The Northern Mental Health Outreach Project (NMHOP): Historical and Conceptual Background for a Demonstration Project in Northern Community Mental Health Outreach
B. Miller

The Northern Mental Health Outreach Project (NMHOP): Descriptive Anatomy and Operation
B. Miller

Melatonin in Seasonal Affective Disorder
A. A. Putilov, K. V. Danilenko, G. S. Russkikh, L. K. Duffy and S. O. E. Ebbesson

The Northern Mental Health Outreach Project: Evaluation Results, Issues and Recommendations
J. Rogers, S. J. J. Freeman, J. Cochrane and P. Goering

Low Prevalence of Seasonal Affective Disorders in Icelanders and Canadians of Icelandic Descent
J. G. Stefánsson, A. Magnússon, M. M. Karlsson, and J. Axelsson

The Evolution of Community-Based Mental Health Services to the Labrador Inuit
M. Webb

11. Health and Social Well-Being of the Young and the Elderly

The Conditions of Elderly People in the Faroe Islands
Sonja á Argjaboða

The Death Toll is too High
I . Georgsdóttir

Latchkey Children in Iceland
G. H. Guðmundsson and A. B. Aradóttir

Senior Citizens and Senior Welfare in Greenland
B. Hanfgarn

Nursing Home Preadmission Assessment in Reykjavik 1992
G. B. Jóhannesdóttir and P. V. Jónsson

Elderly Women in the Nordic Countries
S. Jónsdóttir

Seniors and Native Seniors in Canada: Health and Well-Being
K. A. McLeod

Child Drowning in Iceland 1981 through 1990: Does No One Care?
H. L. Storgaard

12. Substance Abuse, Suicide, Violence and Intervention

A New Rape Trauma Service at the Emergency Department of the Reykjavík City Hospital
G. Agnarsdóttir and S. Skúladóttir

Trends in Icelandic Suicide Rates 1951-1990
Th. Bjarnason and Th. Thorlindsson

Stígamót, Centre for Survivors of Sexual Violence
G. Jónsdóttir

Problems with Alcohol and Drugs in Greenland
B. Joergensen

Alcohol Drinking among Chukotka Natives: The Myths and Reality
S. A. Kurilovitsch, A. V. Avksentyuk, I. A. Yakuschenko and M. I. Voevoda.

Smoking, Alcohol and Drug use among the Cree of Northern Quebec: The 1991 Sante Quebec Cree Survey
C. Lavallée, M. Clarkson and G. Paradis

Suicide in Greenland
I. Lynge

The Social Context of Sexual Abuse in the Keewatin Region, N.W.T .
J. O'Neil, M. E. K. Moffatt, R. B. Tate and T. K. Young

Suicidal Behaviour Among Inuit in the Keewatin Region, N.W.T .
J. O'Neil, M. E. K. Moffatt, R. B. Tate and T. K. Young

Substance Abuse among School Children in Greenland 1992: A National Follow-up Survey of Abuse of Substances by School-children
J. M. Pedersen

Biobehavioral Factors and Drinking among Alaskan and Siberian Natives: Cross Cultural Collaborative Research
B. Segal, L. A. Duffy, A. V. Avksentyuk and H. R. Thornasson

Crisis Intervention in Small Communities Following Adolescent Suicides
S. Sigfússon and B. Ásgeirsson

A Note on an Increasing Suicide Rate in Iceland
J. G. Stefánsson, H. Hannesdóttir and E. Líndal

Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Population of Icelandic Adolescents
Th. Thorlindsson and Th. Bjarnason

13. Cardiovascular Diseases

Heart Disease in the Arctic - An 18 - Month Survey in Greenland
I. Asmussen

Anticoagulation in Greenland: Guidelines for More Safety
I. Asmussen and I. Rygg

Congestive Cardiomyopathies in the Arctic
I. Asmussen

Striking Increase in Lipid-Related Cardiovascular Risk in a Population from North-Eastern Iceland
J. Axelsson, S. Guðmundsdóttir, S. B. Sigurðsson, G. Pétursdóttir, A. B. Way and Ó. Ólafsson

Stroke Morbidity and Mortality in Chukotka
V. Feigin, V. Khasenko and A. Tarasov

Blood Indices in Chukotka Natives
L. A. Gyrgolkau, E. J. Zhuravskaya, Z. G. Ronzhina, O. V. Reshetnikov

Cardiovascular Pathology in Circumpolar Natives: Ultrasound Study
A. Ryabikov, S. Malutina and Yu. Nikitin

Decreased Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease among Icelandic Men 1968-1986. The Reykjavik Study
E. Sigurðsson, G. Thorgeirsson, H. Sigvaidason and N. Sigfússon

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Profiles in Plasma Phospho-Lipids as Possible Predictors of Cardiovascular Risk in Icelanders and Canadians of Icelandic Descent
G. Skúladóttir, S. Guðmundsdóttir, G. Ólafsson S. B. Sigufðsson, and J. AxeIsson

Concentration Levels of Serum Lipoprotein(a) in Chukotka Natives
A. Tikhonov and Yu. Nikitin

14. Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis is not Dead - Proactive Approach in Saskatchewan, Canada
M. R. E Bhimji, M. Pyrienberg, D. Gillis and V H. Hoeppner

Polio Immunization in the Nordic Countries
M. Böttiger

Complications of Herpes Zoster in General Practice. A Prospective Study
S. Helgason, J. Á. Sigurðsson and S. Guðmundsson

Epidemiology of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) Disease in Iceland from 1974 and Impact of Vaccination Programme Launched in 1989
K. E. Jónsdóttir, H. Hansom, H. Guðbjdmsdóttir, M. Guðmundsdóttir, Ó. Ólafsson, M. Jónasson, W. Schaart and L. Barreto

An Outbreak of North American Blastomycosis in an Isolated Native Community
J. Kaiser

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Virus in Intravenous Drug Users not in Treatment in Anchorage, Alaska
T. Kuhrt Hunstiger and D. G. Fisher

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Rash Associated with a Swimming Pool
Ó. H. Oddsson and V. Brynjólfsson

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Secondary to an Outbreak of Verotoxin-Producing E. Coli in the Canadian Arctic
P.H. Orr, V. Dong, B. Lorencz, N. Sinuff, D.Manuel, S. Bell, A. Maher, C. Stephens, P. Grimm and M. Ogborn

Epidemic of Hepatitis A in Young Inuit Associated with High Incidence of Fulminant Hepatitis and Renal Insufficiency
G. Pekeles, J. McDonald, R. Schreffier and R. Allen

Launching a Tuberculosis Control Program in Isolated Northern Canada: Key Program Components
M. Rauliuk, S. Hendry, S. Quisses, C. Lawrance and B. Henning

15. Cancer

Cancer Incidence among Female Blue Collar Workers
H. Gunnarsdóttir and V. Raffisson

Why do Farmers Live so Long?
H. Gunnarsdóttir and V. Raffisson

The Danish Cancer Society; Activities in Greenland
B. Harvald

Screening for Cancer of the Uterine Cervix in Greenland
N. Højgaard Nielsen and H. Jensen

Radiation and Cancer Risk
C. E. Land

What Makes a Cell Malignant?
H. M. Ögmundsdóttir

16. Otitis Media

The Nakasuk Project Revisited
J. D. Baxter, P. Stubbing and L. Goodbody

Otitis Media as Stigma or Process: Conflicting Understandings from Inuit Culture and Biomedicine
R. Dufour

Otitis Media in the Keewatin: 20 Years of Experience 1970-1991
L. Duval, S. MacDonald, L. Lugtig, J. Mollins and R. Tate

The Threat of Resistance to Antibiotics in Otitis Media
S. Guðmundsson

Hearing Loss in Adults in the Keewatin Region, NWT
M. E. K. Moffatt, R. Tate, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil, W. Woods and I. Gillespie

From a Treatment Failure to a Community Approach: Otitis Media among Inuit of the Hudson Bay
M. J. Papillon

Hearing Loss and Otitis Media in Keewatin Children, NWT
W. Woods, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K Young, J. O'Neil, R. Tate, I. Gillespie

17. HIV, AIDS and STD

Cross Cultural Training Considerations in AIDS Education for First Nations Health Workers
R. E. Devlin

Predictors of Condom Use Among Alaska Native, White, and Black Drug Users in Alaska
A. M. Fenaughty, D. G. Fisher, D. P. MacKinnon, P. J. Wilson, and H. H. Cagle

HIV Test Kit Proves User Friendly for Health Provider: Comprehensive and Confidential for Client
B. Henning, B. Cornelson, J. Wortman, C. Lawrance, F. Tarrant, J. Gordon and M. Rauliuk

HIV and Hepatitis B Surveillance in First Nations Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centres in British Columbia, Canada
J. D. Martin, R. G. Mathias, P. Prestage, and J. Wortman

Decline in VD Rates in Greenland. The Success of an Intervention Strategy?
J. Misfeldt

Genital Chlamydia Infection in Nuuk, Greenland - The First Two Years Experience
H. Moi, I. L.Kleist, B. Heilmann and R. B. Christensen

The Ontario First Nations Aids and Healthy Lifestyle Survey: A Model for Community-Based Research in Diverse Reserve Communities
T. Myers, C. George, L. M. Calzavara, S. Bullock, R. Cockerill and V. Marshall

AIDS Education and Prevention by the James Bay Cree
C. Smeja, C. Valverde, and B. Petawabano

18. Oral Health

Sugar Use, Caries and Cariogenic Bacteria Before and After Starting School
I. B. Árnadóttir, W. P. Holbrook, G. Frostell, I. Takazoe, and D. Birkhed

Caries and Cariogenic Factors among Children in Thcrshöfn, Iceland
H. Eggertsson, C. Hughes, I. B. Árnadóttir, and W. P. Holbrook

Comparing Dental Health Indices in a Northern-Quebec Inuit Population Five Years Apart; Are We Making Progress?
P. F. Gagnon and S. Lambert

Development of a Test of Caries Activity
W. P. Holbrook

Analysis of Restorative Dental Treatment Patterns of two Inuit Communities: Perspectives for the Future
S. Lambert and P. F. Gagnon

Dental Health in Keewatin Region Adults
E. Rea, G. Thompson, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil and A. Schwartz

Factors Associated with Edentulousness in Keewatin Inuit
E. Rea, G. Thompson, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil and R. Tate

Periodontal Health of Keewatin, Canada Children and Adults
P. Schuller, G. Thompson, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil and A. Schwartz

A Longitudinal Study of Approximal Caries
H. Sigurjóns, M. O. Magnúsdóttir and W. P. Holbrook

Dental Treatment Provided and Needed for Keewatin, Canada Children
G. Thompson, M. E. K. Moffatt, T. K. Young, J. O'Neil and A. Schwartz

The Costs and Benefits of Training and Utilization of Canadian Dental Therapists
G. Trueblood

Methyl Mercury - Dental Amalgam Fillings - Intellectual Abilities in Greenland Inuit School Children
A. V. Tulinius

Index of Authors

Subject Index


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