Are subarctic Indians undergoing the epidemiologic transition

T. Kue Young

Social Science & Medicine, 1988, vol. 26, issue 6, 659-671

Abstract: The applicability of A. R. Omran's 'epidemiologic transition' theory to subarctic Indians in Canada is examined in a historical review of health and demographic data. The major trends since the time of European contact include the rise-and-fall of infectious diseases, the emergence of chronic, degenerative diseases, and the preeminence of the social pathologies in the post-World War II era. The divergences of the Amerindian experience from the 3 models in the epidemiologic transition theory and their implications for health care delivery are discussed.

Keywords: Canadian; Indians; cultural; change; health; status; historical; epidemiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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