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Review
. 2005 May;95(5):759-61.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.063230.

Understanding and addressing the health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives

Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Yvette Roubideaux
Review

Understanding and addressing the health care needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives

Marsha Lillie-Blanton et al. Am J Public Health. 2005 May.
No abstract available

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Two-year-old Inuit Angie Koonoo is one of the estimated 25% of Inuit children who experience hearing problems. In Angie’s case this is caused by an otitis media infection. Here she is held by her mother Oonlootie Koonoo as Manoi Akeeagok tests her hearing.
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References

    1. Census 2000 brief: the American Indian and Alaska Native population: 2000. February 2002. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Populations/AIAN/AIAN.htm. Accessed February 22, 2005.
    1. Trends in Indian Health 1998–1999. Available at: http://www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/Publications/index.asp. Accessed February 22, 2005.
    1. Dixon M, Roubideaux Y, eds. Promises to Keep: Public Health Policy for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2001.
    1. Roubideaux Y. A Review of the Quality of Health Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund; 2004.
    1. Shelton BL. Legal and historical basis of Indian health care. In: Dixon M, Roubideaux Y, eds. Promises to Keep: Public Health Policy for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2001:1–30.

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