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Health care and cultural change

by T. Kue Young (1988)

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An analysis of health care among Indians in the central subarctic of Canada, principally Ontario and Manitoba. Based on an analysis of the interrelationships between health status, medical care, and social change, proposes a broad strategy for improving the health of native peoples in Canada.

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Story EraModern Era
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