BMJ  2003;327 (23 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7412.0-a

Better research about Canadian aboriginal populations is needed

Published research on Canadian aboriginal populations does not match the demographic distribution and pattern of diseases in these populations. Young (p 419) reviewed 254 journal articles on Canadian aboriginal health and found that Métis, urban residents, and First Nations people not living on reserves were severely under-represented. Inuit were overstudied relative to their share of the aboriginal population. Women and children were poorly represented in the articles. Injuries, which account for a third of all aboriginal deaths in Canada, were studied in only eight papers. The author says that an explicit process for prioritising research is needed, such as that proposed by the Global Forum for Health Research.

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Review of research on aboriginal populations in Canada: relevance to their health needs

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