Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Galloway, James M. (James Malcolm), 1953-
2. Goldberg, Bruce W.
3. Alpert, Joseph S.

Description

1. xxiii, 381 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Alternative title

1. Native American patients

Subject

1. United States. Indian Health Service
2. Indians of North America > Medical care
3. Indians of North America > Diseases
4. Indians of North America > Health and hygiene
5. Health Services, Indigenous
6. Primary Health Care > methods
7. Indians, North American
8. Health Services Needs and Demand
9. United States

Contents

1. Foreword / Michael H. Trujillo -- 1. Health Care for Alaska Natives and Native Americans: Historical Perspective / Don J. Davis -- 2. Epidemiologic Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality / Darcy Hunt Wolsey and James E. Cheek -- 3. Overview of Health Programs for Canadian Aboriginal Peoples / Carol S. Locust -- 4. The Native American Population: Origins, Distribution, and Diversity / T. Kue Young -- 5. Public Health, Prevention, and Primary Care in American Indian and Alaska Communities / W. Craig Vanderwagen -- 6. Traditional Indian Medicine / Walter B. Hollow -- 7. Environmental Health Issues / Thomas E. Crow -- 8. Gastroenteritis / Raymond Reid -- 9. Otitis Media / Diana C. Hu -- 10. Bacterial Meningitis / George Brenneman -- 11. Plague / Larry D. Crook and Bruce Tempest -- 12. Tuberculosis / Jeffrey M. Sippel and Anthony A. Marfin -- 13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection / Jonathan Vilasier Iralu -- 14. Hepatitis / Theresa Cullen --
2. 15. Hydatid Disease / Bruce Tempest and Joseph F. Wilson -- 16. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / Bruce Tempest and Larry D. Crook -- 17. Infectious Skin Disorders / Ann Andonyan and Norman Levine -- 18. Sexually Transmitted Disease / Deborah L. Goldsmith -- 19. Coronary Artery Disease and Hypertension / James M. Galloway and Joseph S. Alpert -- 20. Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Heart Disease, and Valvular Heart Disease / Eric A. Brody -- 21. Lipid Abnormalities / David C. Robbins, Wm. James Howard and Barbara V. Howard -- 22. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Management, and Complications / Jonathan Krakoff and Charlton A. Wilson -- 23. Epidemiologic Patterns of Cancer / Nathaniel Cobb -- 24. Anemias / Ana Maria Lopez -- 25. Caring for the Patient with Progressive Renal Disease / Andrew S. Narva -- 26. Rheumatic Diseases / Bridget T. Walsh, Michael L. Tutt and David E. Yocum --
3. 27. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip / Eric Henley and Richard M. Schwend -- 28. Delivery of Prenatal Care / Alan G. Waxman -- 29. Teenage Pregnancy / Dorothy J. Meyer and Colleen Williams -- 30. Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy / N. Burton Attico -- 31. Patterns of Natality and Infant and Maternal Mortality / Alan G. Waxman -- 32. Gynecologic Health Care / Ora Botwinick -- 33. Depression and Suicide / Michael Biernoff -- 34. Alcohol and Solvent Abuse Issues / Mario Cruz -- 35. Cross-cultural Aspects of Mental Health and Culture-Bound Illnesses / Yvette Roubideaux -- 36. Injury Prevention / David C. Grossman -- 37. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / David Kessler -- 38. Nutritional Problems / Nicolette I. Teufel -- 39. Neurologic Disease / David M. Labiner, Jean A. Kunkel-Thomas and L. Roderick Anderson -- 40. Trauma and Emergency Medical Care / Marc S. Traeger and David A. Yost -- 41. Domestic Violence / Kelly R. Chrestman, Mona A. Polacca and Mary P. Koss --
4. 42. Health Care of American Indian/Alaska Native Elders / Melvina McCabe -- 43. Care of the Foot and Ankle, with Special Reference to Diabetes / Eugene Dannels -- 44. Dental Problems / John F. Neale -- 45. Pulmonary Diseases / Amit Karmakar, Sardar Ijlal Babar and Linda S. Snyder -- 46. Cholelithiasis / William W. Lunt and Richard E. Sampliner.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.