Doctor to the North :: thirty years treating heart disease among the Inuit /

For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent. Through the stories of some of his Inuit patients, Burgess presents a br...

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1. Verfasser: Burgess, John H., 1933-2021
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Footprints series (Montréal, Quebec) ; 8.
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Zusammenfassung:For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent. Through the stories of some of his Inuit patients, Burgess presents a broad spectrum of heart diseases and discusses how they can be prevented.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 168 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map, portraits
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-163) and index.
ISBN:9780773574533
0773574530
9780773577497
0773577491