Aboriginal health in Canada; historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives, 2d ed.0802085792 Aboriginal health in Canada; historical, cultural, and epidemiological epidemiological emanating from or pertaining to epidemiology. epidemiological associations the associative relationships between the frequency of occurrence of a disease and its determinants, its predisposing and precipitating perspectives, 2d ed. Waldram, James B. et al. U. of Toronto Pr. 2006 367 pages $29.95 Paperback RA449 Waldram (psychology, U. of Saskatchewan), D. Ann Herring (anthropology, McMaster U.), and T. Kue Young (public health sciences, U. of Toronto) update their 1995 study to take advantage of the notable expansion in research and publication on Canadian Aboriginal health issues and a proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of health-oriented Web sites that have made the research and its policy implications much more widely available. Their account is a generalist gen·er·al·ist n. A physician whose practice is not oriented in a specific medical specialty but instead covers a variety of medical problems. generalist historical and contemporary review that is national in scope and combines the methodologies and perspectives of epidemiology epidemiology, field of medicine concerned with the study of epidemics, outbreaks of disease that affect large numbers of people. Epidemiologists, using sophisticated statistical analyses, field investigations, and complex laboratory techniques, investigate the cause , history, and anthropology. They reference more specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. works that in turn reference original research. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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