Primary care of Native American patients : diagnosis, therapy, and epidemiology

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Primary care of Native American patients : diagnosis, therapy, and epidemiology

edited by James M. Galloway, Bruce W. Goldberg, Joseph S. Alpert ; foreword by Michael H. Trujillo

Butterworth-Heinemann, c1999

  • : pbk. : alk. paper

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Native American patients

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This concise reference provides clinicians with the information they need to successfully treat and manage Native American patients. Emphasis is on the unique medical differences between Native American and standard U.S. (Anglo) diseases and health care procedures.

Table of Contents

  • Historical Perspective of Health Care for Alaskan Natives and Native Americans
  • Epidemiologic Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality
  • Overview of Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Health Programs
  • The Native American Population: Origins, Distribution, and Diversity
  • Public Health, Prevention, and Primary Care
  • Traditional Indian Medicine
  • Environmental Health Issues
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Otitis Media
  • Bacterial Meningitis
  • Plague
  • Tuberculosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  • Hepatitis
  • Hydatid Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
  • Infectious Skin Disorders
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease
  • Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension
  • Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease and Valvular Heart Disease
  • Lipid Abnormalities
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Management and Complications
  • Epidemiologic Patterns of Cancer in Native Americans
  • Anemias
  • Caring for the Patient with Progressive Renal Disease
  • Rheumatic Diseases
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  • Delivery of Prenatal Care
  • Teenage Pregnancy
  • Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
  • Patterns of Natality and Infant/Maternal Mortality
  • Gynecological Health Care
  • Depression and Suicide
  • Alcohol and Solvent Abuse Issues
  • Cross-Cultural Aspects of Mental Health and Culture-Bound Illnesses
  • Injury Prevention
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Nutritional Problems
  • Neurologic Issues
  • Trauma and Emergency Medical Care
  • Domestic Violence
  • Health Care of American Indian/Alaskan Native Elders
  • Care of the Foot and Ankle, with Special References for Diabetes
  • Dental Problems
  • Pulmonary Diseases
  • Cholelithiasis

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