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INTRODUCTION:Myocardial and cerebral infarction are held to be rare among the Inuit, whereas cerebral haemorrhage is thought to be frequent. Recent studies have questioned these beliefs. We report data form our institution. METHOD:Retrospective data collection and review of all charts from Greenlandic patients from the Nuuk area admitted to the city hospital, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, from 1999 to 2002. RESULTS:A total of 8 patients with myocardial infarction were found, median age 70 years, 4 with ST elevation MI and 4 with non-ST elevation MI. Two of the former had thrombolysis. Thirty-five patients were admitted with stroke, excluding subarachnoid haemorrhage, median age 65 years. Of these, twenty-nine had a CT. Five scans were reported as being normal, one patient had an intracerebral haemorrhage and twenty-three had cerebral infarctions. Six had no CT. One of these was admitted comatose and died without regaining consciousness, the rest were minor strokes in patients over 70. CONCLUSION:Myocardial infarction is a rare disease in Greenlanders, whereas stroke is four times as frequent. The overwhelming majority of strokes are infarctions, whereas intracerebral haemorrhage seems to account only for a small minority.
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Int J Circumpolar Healthjournal_title
International journal of circumpolar healthauthors
Kjaergaard JJ,Bjerregaard Pdoi
10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17921subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-01-01 00:00:00pages
290-1eissn
1239-9736issn
2242-3982journal_volume
63 Suppl 2pub_type
杂志文章abstract：OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:Three community health promotion projects have been implemented in Greenland in the municipalities of Upernavik, Ittoqqortoormiit and Qasigiannguit. Based on project reports and other written material, this paper describes experiences from the three projects and discusses the implications of the ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v64i3.17993
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cold causes cardiopulmonary stress often perceived as shortness of breath or chest pain, and causes exacerbation of these symptoms in persons suffering heart or lung disease. We investigated the prevalence of these symptoms and their association with sex, age and cold exposure in a population-based sample of 1,785 per...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study deals with the adaptation of the sympathoadrenal responses to an acute cold water immersion in ordinary winter swimmers. Hormonal responses were determined at the beginning of the winter swimming period in the autumn and after regular swimming for one and three months. Water temperature in the river was 10 ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Thyroid hormones are important for metabolic regulation. A number of studies have dealt with the effect of arctic living on thyroid hormone secretion and metabolism in healthy animals and humans. Little is however known of the effect of arctic living on the occurrence of thyroid diseases. In a study from Upernavik, Gr...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a nationally developed and state-administered telephone survey which monitors the health behaviors and practices of adults aged 18 and older. One use of the survey is to monitor progress towards some of the Year 2000 Health Objectives for the United Stat...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus infections are common to south-western Alaska and have been associated with traditional steambaths. More than a decade ago, recommendations were made to affected communities that included preventive skin care, ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v75.30603
更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that the unexpectedly low prevalence of winter depression in Iceland is explained by Icelanders enjoying more daylight, during the winter months, than allocated to them by latitude. METHODS:A conventional photometer was applied to measure illuminance on a horizontal surface at 64 degr...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v63i3.17736
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Provide an introduction to national IT strategies for the health and social sectors, and point out major challenges for the future of eHealth and Telemedicine in Norway. METHODS:The information provided in this article is based on reviews of national strategies and plans, and contact with projects and users...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.3402/ijch.v63i4.17751
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare European (ECSC) and Finnish reference values for single-breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)). STUDY DESIGN:Finnish reference values for DL(CO), specific diffusing capacity (DL(CO)/VA) and total lung capacity (TLC) were compared with ECSC reference values calculated for different...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v66i5.18316
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Subsistence food preparations may lead to human illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Little is known about the incidence of food-borne illnesses other than botulism in circumpolar indigenous populations. Lack of documentation for other pathogens may be related to the sparsely populated communities invo...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent reports have found a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in reproductive age women in the USA. Surveillance data suggests one group that is at increased risk of HCV infection is the American Indian and Alaska Native population (AI/AN). Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) birth certifica...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1080/22423982.2019.1608139
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Climate change could cause changes in the incidence of infectious diseases in Arctic regions. Higher ambient temperatures in the Arctic may result in an increase in some temperature sensitive foodborne diseases such as gastroenteritis, paralytic shellfish poisoning and botulism. An increase in mean temperature may als...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v64i5.18029
更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of obesity and obesity-related conditions varies by population groups. Indigenous women of the circumpolar north are believed to be at high risk of obesity. OBJECTIVE:We studied, first the obesity prevalence in indigenous Arctic women, Nenets, compared to urban Russian women. Second, the asso...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v73.23859
更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00
abstract：:A cluster is a mini-epidemic of a rare disease. Clusters may give clues to the etiology of disease, or may signal a hazardous exposure. Unfortunately, cluster investigations seldom are conclusive, for several reasons. Statistically significant clusters can occur by chance. The probability of finding chance cancer clus...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cochlear implant (CI) treatment was introduced to the world in the 1980s and has become a routine treatment for congenital or acquired severe-to-profound hearing loss. CI treatment requires access to a highly skilled team of ear, nose and throat specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists for e...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20974
更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00
abstract：:Seven-field stereo retinal photography is both 100% sensitive and specific for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy and is the standard for evaluating the severity of retinopathy both for clinical and epidemiological studies. It is also very useful for follow-up of diabetics and eventual treatment of complicated cases with...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Community based physiotherapy services are an integral component of the recent implementation of a medical rehabilitation program in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. Since the year 2000, the Inuit people of Canada's central Arctic have had direct access to physiotherapy in their home communities. STUDY DESIG...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17866
更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco reduction is a major priority in Canadian Inuit communities. However, many Inuit frontline health workers lacked the knowledge, confidence and support to address the tobacco epidemic. Given vast distances, high costs of face-to-face training and previous successful pilots using distance education, th...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21078
更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00
abstract：:The relationship between cell-mediated immunity and alcohol intake was studied in an Antarctic wintering group. Cell-mediated immune responses have previously been shown to be significantly lowered on the Antarctic Continent. The cause for this is yet to be elucidated. The cutaneous CMI Multitest was used to assess ce...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v61i3.17454
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In August 2012, a literature search with the aim of describing indicators on food and water security in an Arctic health context was initialized in collaboration between the Arctic Human Health Expert Group, SDWG/AHHEG and the AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme within the Arctic Council) Human Health Ass...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21530
更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00
abstract：:Drawing on census data and psychiatric hospital records, this paper examines the impact of rapid socioeconomic change on the mental health of residents in Northwestern Ontario resource-dependent communities. This research investigates whether residents in economically growing and declining communities experience more ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Brightening Our Home Fires (BOHF) project was conceptualized as an exploratory project to examine the issue of the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) from a women's health perspective in the Northwest Territories (NT). While dominant discourse suggests that FASD is preventable by absten...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21140
更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a community-based, not-for-profit medical group's effectiveness with diabetic management while using an electronic medical record and financial incentives. DESIGN:Descriptive retrospective study over 2 years with published reference standards. METHODS:There were 5,316 diabetic patients in the me...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v64i1.17951
更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report further details of the Eurowinter survey of cold related mortalities and protective measures against cold in seven regions of Europe, and review these with other evidence on the relationship of winter mortality to climate. Data for the oldest subject group studied, aged 65-74, showed that in this vulnerable ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To survey snowmobile injury events treated in Longyearbyen hospital, Svalbard and to report the injury distribution and characteristics for Svalbard residents and visitors driving snowmobiles. DESIGN:Prospective injury recording. SETTING:The Norwegian arctic archipelago, Svalbard during three years fr...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the method, data collection procedure and participation in The Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Areas with both Sami and Norwegian Settlements - the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional and semi-longitudinal. METHODS:In 2012, all inhabitants aged ...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v73.23147
更新日期：2014-06-18 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Alaska Native Medical Center diabetes program analysed Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit data from 1994-2004 to evaluate the impact of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) funding on process and intermediate outcomes. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from standardized...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v67i2-3.18271
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:A population-based birth registry has been set up for the Arctic town of Moncegorsk in north-western Russia. This investigation describes the health status of the delivering population, including pregnancy history and the prevalence of obesity, infections, smoking and alcohol abuse during the pregnancy perio...
journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v63i1.17647
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a dietary instrument (food frequency questionnaire [FFQ]) that measured total dietary intake over 1 year among Alaska Native people in 2 regions. Ways of assessing diet are needed in order to accurately evaluate how the diets of Alaska Natives relate to their health. ...
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.3402/ijch.v68i2.18319
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We compared rates of unintentional injury (UI) deaths (total and by injury category) among Alaska Native (AN) people to rates of U.S. White (USW) and Alaska White (AKW) populations during 2006-2015. The mortality data for AN and AKW populations were obtained from Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics and USW mortality dat...
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1080/22423982.2017.1422671
更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
