Eskimo Longevity In Northern Alaska

Description: 

Extreme longevity was not unknown in the pre-white times or in the transition stage of Europeanization that precedes statistics. Many who have died young since birth certificates became available have been victims of European-introduced diseases, among them measles, venereal afflictions, and tuberculosis.

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Demographics, Diseases, Miscellaneous, Physiology, Tribal Actions
Original Date: 
1958
Creator: 
Freyche, Mj
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
Md Publications; Stefansson, VF. Eskimo longevity in northern Alaska. Sci 1958;127:16-19.
Identifier: 
9902494
Subject: 
Diet, Longevity, Lung Diseases, Nutrition, Population Density, Scrofula, Somatotype, Tobacco, Water
Type: 
Monograph