Baxter J D, Stubbing P, Goodbody L, Terraza O
McGill Baffin Program, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Arctic Med Res. 1992 Jan;51(1):29-31.
Longitudinal observations made during the past two decades on the prevalence of chronic ear disease in Inuit Elementary School Children in the Eastern Canadian Arctic reveal that as the current segment of this population enters into the 1990's a significant decrease in the prevalence is occurring. While we can speculate ad infinitum why this is happening we really do not know the answer. The usual cliché is adaptation to contact, improved medical/social services, housing, diet, etc.
在过去二十年里，对加拿大东部北极地区因纽特小学儿童慢性耳部疾病患病率进行的纵向观察显示，随着这一人群中目前的这部分人进入20世纪90年代，患病率正在显著下降。虽然我们可以无尽地猜测为什么会发生这种情况，但我们真的不知道答案。常见的陈词滥调是对接触的适应、医疗/社会服务、住房、饮食等方面的改善。
