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Hospital morbidity among Guarani Indians in Southeastern and Southern Brazil.
Studies on hospital morbidity among Brazilian indigenous peoples are relatively recent, show limited coverage, and lack data sources capable of generating specific indicators according to ethnic group. The current study describes hospital morbidity in the indigenous population living in 83 Guarani villages in Southern and Southeastern Brazil (N=6,483), based on primary data obtained from a hosp...
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Worldwide, indigenous peoples display a high burden of disease, expressed by profound health inequalities in comparison to non-indigenous populations. This study describes mortality patterns among the Guarani in Southern and Southeastern Brazil, with a focus on health inequalities. The Guarani population structure is indicative of high birth and death rates, low median age and low life expectan...
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the islamic civilization in its prosperous and dynamic period has had various social and economic institutions, an outstanding example of which has been the textile industry. a considerable part of this industry has been active under the name of ṭirāz and the related organization, influencing on most aspects of the muslims’ life. besides their major economic impacts on islamic community, ṭirāz ...
متن کاملThinness in the era of obesity: trends in children and adolescents in The Netherlands since 1980.
BACKGROUND Although children both at the upper and lower tail of the body mass index (BMI) distribution are at greater health risk, relatively little is known about the development of thinness prevalence rates in developed countries over time. We studied trends in childhood thinness and assessed changes in the BMI distribution since the onset of the obesity epidemic. METHODS Growth data from ...
متن کاملNorth American Indians: Indians of the Plains
THE PLAINS The Plains region, an area delineated by the Rocky Mountains on the west; the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba on the north; the Mississippi River on the east; and the Gulf of Mexico on the south, is home to philosophies, traditions, and ways of life that are some of the most varied and complex in the United States. The Great Plains measure 1,125,000 square m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of American History
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0021-8723
DOI: 10.2307/1890449