Health and fitness: a comparative study of Canadian Inuit and Siberian Avenki
Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: health, risk assessment, physical activity, Inuit, international analogy
| chercheur principal: | Rode, Andris (4) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12353 |
| Organisation: | Department of Physical Education, University of Toronto |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1993
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1993 |
| Équipe de projet: | Dr. P. Vloshinsky (Institute of Biochemistry, Novosibirsk) |
Description du projet: The 1993 activities in Igloolik will be to establish a cardiovascular risk profile for local Inuit by means of taking blood samples and constructing the blood-lipid profiles. These activities are part of an ongoing investigation of health and fitness levels in northern indigenous peoples. Dr. Rode is working with Dr. Pavel Vloshinsky of the Institute of Biochemistry in Novosibirsk: Dr. Vloshinsky is conducting a similar study in the Soviet Arctic.
