The relationship between body mass index and disease in non-aboriginal and aboriginal people residing in the Bella Coola Valley.

Summary

Abstract	Abstract The goal of this project was to examine the prevalence of obesity and its associations with various diseases, in both the First Nation and non-First Nation populations in the isolated coastal community of the Bella Coola Valley on the West coast of British Columbia, Canada. 1. Are BMIs for Nuxalk in the Bella Coola Valley higher than non-aboriginals in the Bella Coola Valley? 2. Are diseases associated with higher BMIs in the Bella Coola Valley? 3. Are diseases more prevalent for Nuxalk or non-aboriginals in the Bella Coola Valley? --P.6.
Persons	Persons Author (aut): Self, Robert Bruce Thesis advisor (ths): Zimmer, Lela
Degree Name	Degree Name Master of Science (MSc)
Department	Department Community Health
DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.24124/2007/bpgub488
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Dissertations and Theses

Origin Information

Date Created/Date Issued	2007
Publisher	University of Northern British Columbia
Issuance	monographic

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Subject Topic	Subject Topic Obesity -- British Columbia -- Bella Coola Valley -- Epidemiology. Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation. Body mass index -- British Columbia -- Bella Coola Valley. Obesity -- British Columbia -- Bella Coola Valley -- Genetic aspects. Bella Coola Indians -- Health and hygiene.
Library of Congress Classification	Library of Congress Classification RA645.O23 S45 2007

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Extent	Extent Number of pages in document: 78
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Genre	Genre thesis
Language	Language English

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ISBN	ISBN 978-0-494-28447-6

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