HEALTH-CARE IN NORTH MUST ACKNOWLEDGE INUIT VALUES, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Authors
GRAY G
Citation
G. Gray, HEALTH-CARE IN NORTH MUST ACKNOWLEDGE INUIT VALUES, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal, 155(11), 1996, pp. 1613-1614
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
08203946
Volume
155
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1613 - 1614
Database
ISI
SICI code
0820-3946(1996)155:11<1613:HINMAI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Dr. Gail Gray spent a week on Baffin Island in a retreat devoted to di scussions about health care delivery in the North. She says it is obvi ous that traditional medical practices and Inuit cultural values must be part of any new health care initiatives if the initiatives are to b e successful.