Int J Circumpolar Health 2007; 66(1): 1-88.

EDITORIAL

Regional research results for the benfit of health professionals and researchers in the circumpolar north
Hassi J
[editorial]

LETTER TO EDITOR

Birth certificates are an inappropriate source for identifying cases of birth defects in epidemiologic studies
Kirby R
[letter to editor]

Authors response
Gilbreath S, Kass P
[authors response]

SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLES

The Center for Alaska Native Health Research Study: A Community- Based Participatory Research study of obesity and chronic disease-related protective and risk factors
Mohatt GV, Plaetke R, PhD, Klejka J, Luick B, Lardon C, Bersamin A, Hopkins S, MA, Dondanville M, Herron J, Boyer B, and the CANHR Research team
[full text] [abstract]

Sharing results from complex disease genetics studies: A community based participatory research approach
Boyer BB, Mohatt GV, Pasker RL, Drew EM, McGlone KK
[full text] [abstract]

Age-related variation in red blood cell stable isotope ratios (?13C and ?15N) from two Yupik villages in Southwest Alaska: a pilot study
Wilkinson MJ, Yai Y, O’Brien DM
[full text] [abstract]

Keeping busy: A Yup'ik/Cup'ik perspective on health and aging
Hopkins SE, Kwachka P, Lardon C, Mohatt GV
[full text] [abstract]

Stress, Coping, and Well-being among the Yup’ik of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: the Role of Enculturation and Acculturation
Wolsko C, Lardon C, Mohatt GV, Orr E
[full text] [abstract]

Nutrient intakes are associated with adherence to a traditional diet among Yup’ik Eskimos living in remote Alaska Native communities: the CANHR study
Bersamin A, Zidenberg-Cherr S, Stern JS, Luick BR
[full text] [abstract]

Social Transition in the North: Comparisons of Drug-Taking Behavior among Alaska and Russian Natives
Segal B, Saylor B
[full text] [abstract]

CIRCUMPOLAR DISSERTATION

Epidemiology of Trichinella in Greenland – occurrence in animals and man
Møller L
[abstract]

Insulin resistance-associated cardiovascular risk factors among Finnish men in military service - Effect of smoking on risk factors
Tähtinen T
[abstract]

BOOK REVIEW

Aboriginal Health in Canada: Historical, Cultural and Epidemiological Perspectives
Waldram JB, Herring A, Young TK
[text]

Our ancestors never smoked...elder's reflections about how tobacco has affected Inuit communities
Ed. Hammond M
[text]

ANNOUNCEMENT

International Conference on "Reform of Nursing systems: status and perspectives"
[news]


International Journal of Circumpolar Health 2006; 66(1): 1-88.