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pubmed: circumpolar health

• Sex ratios in the arctic-do man-made chemicals matter?
  Sex ratios in the arctic-do man-made chemicals matter? Am J Hum Biol. 2012 Jan 27; Authors: Bjerregaard P, Chatwood S, Denning B, Joseph L, Young TK Abstract OBJECTIVES: The objective was to analyze the variation of secondary sex ratios across the Arctic and to estimate the time trend. The rationale for this was claims in news media that, in the Arctic, sex ratios have become reduced due to exposure to anthropogenic contaminants in the environment. METHO...

pubmed: aboriginal health

• Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is a strong risk factor for chronic kidney disease in later life.
  Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is a strong risk factor for chronic kidney disease in later life. Kidney Int. 2012 Feb 1; Authors: Hoy WE, White AV, Dowling A, Sharma SK, Bloomfield H, Tipiloura BT, Swanson CE, Mathews JD, McCredie DA Abstract Although unusual in western countries and in Australia in general, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN) is still common in Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities. Here, we evaluat...
• Risk indicators associated with injection drug use in the Aboriginal population.
  Risk indicators associated with injection drug use in the Aboriginal population. AIDS Care. 2012 Jan 31; Authors: Lemstra M, Rogers M, Thompson A, Moraros J, Buckingham R Abstract In 2009, the incidence of positive HIV tests in the Saskatoon Health Region, Canada, was 31.3 per 100,000 population when the national average was only 9.3 per 100,000 population. A majority of the positive HIV tests were of Aboriginal cultural status with a majority of those a...
• Socioeconomic disparities in physical health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Western Australia.
  Socioeconomic disparities in physical health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Western Australia. Ethn Health. 2012 Jan 31; Authors: Shepherd CC, Li J, Zubrick SR Abstract Objective. Few empirical studies have specifically examined the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and health in Indigenous populations of Australia. We sought to provide insights into the nature of this relationship by examining socio-economic dispa...

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