International Journal of Circumpolar Health 1999; vol 58:4


EDITORIAL

International circumpolar surveillance of infectious diseases: monitoring community health in the arctic
Alan J. Parkinson, Jay C. Butler


ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Acute epiglottitis in Northern Finland today – Still a potential emergency situation
Olli-Pekka Alho, Kalevi Jokinen, Tapio Piriä, Arja-Leena Ilo, Petri Koivunen

Trends in chronic maxillary sinusitis that require surgical treatment in Northern Finland
Olli-Pekka Alho, Kalevi Jokinen, Pentti Alho, Esa Läärä, Jukka Tikanto, Ilkka Airamo

One year in Alaskan arthritis clinic
David Templin

Grave’s disease in the Inuit population of Greenland. Presentation of five cases observed during a two months period
Stig Andersen, Bodol Hvingel, Peter Laurberg

Associations between dietary factors and plasma lipids related to cardiovascular disease among Siberian Yupiks of Alaska
Elizabeth D Nobmann, Sven OE Ebbesson, Robert G White, Lisa R Bulkow, Cynthia D Schraer

Low fasting insulin levels in Eskimos compared to American Indians: Are Eskimos less insulin resistant?
Cynthia D. Schraer, Patricia M. Risica, Sven O. E. Ebbesson, Oscar T. Go, Barbara V. Howard, Ann Marie Mayer

Nutrition, thyroid function and basal metabolism of the Evenki of central Siberia
William R Leonard, Victoria A Galloway, Evgueny Ivakine, Ludmila Osipova, Marina Kazakovtseva


International Journal of Circumpolar Health1999; vol 58:4.