Tuberculosis in Greenland

Stein, Karin; Lange, P; Gad, U.; Wilbek, E

doi:10.1080/00039896.1968.10665272

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“…The incidence of tuberculosis for all Alaska and for Alaska Natives during the past 20 years can be seen in figure 3. These rates bear a striking resemblance to those reported -by Stein and Lange from Greenland for the same period (3,9). Figure 4 shows the changing pattern of tuberculosis by diagnostic category, including the extent of pulmonary disease (10).…”

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Results of 20 Years of Tuberculosis Control in Alaska

Johnson¹

1973

Health Services Reports

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“…The use of BCG vaccine in Alaska has been limited. In 1936 and 1938 Aronson gave it to nonreactors among southeastern Alaska Indians [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] years old (4). This effort is estimated to have reached no more than 500 persons from a population of 5,000 in that area.…”

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Results of 20 Years of Tuberculosis Control in Alaska

Johnson¹

1973

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“…Mortality from acute infectious diseases decreased at a similar pace. This was due to case finding, isolation, and treatment, but also to vastly improved housing conditions and nutrition [3].…”

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Development of a public health programme in Greenland

Bjerregaard¹

2005

Scand J Public Health

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Lung cancer in Greenland-selected epidemiological, pathological, and clinical aspects

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Hansen

1982

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

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One hundred and seven cases of lung cancer were first diagnosed among indigenous Greenlanders during the 25 years from 1955 to 1979. Compared with the Danish population, relative risk of lung cancer among male Greenlanders increased from 0.4 in 1955-1959 to 1.1 in 1975-1979. Relative risk among women increased from 0.7 to 2.1. The age-adjusted rate for women during the period 1975-1979 is one of the highest on record. This increase in lung-cancer risk followed a sharp rise in the use of cigarettes in the general population. An association with cigarette consumption was also suggested by tumor histology and location. A synergistic role of other risk hazards is possible. Local factors arising from previous tuberculosis involvement may have favored lung cancer development in men. More than 2/3 of the cases of lung cancer diagnosed between 1955 and 1974 were brought to medical attention because of clinical symptoms although most of the population was screened annually or biannually for tuberculosis. Intervention through screening had little impact on the overall very low survival rate.

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Tuberculosis in Greenland

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Results of 20 Years of Tuberculosis Control in Alaska

Results of 20 Years of Tuberculosis Control in Alaska

Development of a public health programme in Greenland

Lung cancer in Greenland-selected epidemiological, pathological, and clinical aspects

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