Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and Epidemiological Perspectives

by James B. Waldram, D. Ann Herring, T. Kue Young

Book Overview

Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802085792
• ISBN13: 9780802085795
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"