Baxter J D
Acta Otolaryngol. 1983 May-Jun;95(5-6):615-9. doi: 10.3109/00016488309139452.
Chronic otitis media and sensorineural hearing loss secondary to noise are major health problems today among the Canadian Inuit (Eskimo). The complexities of conducting clinical research in a region greater in surface area than all of Western Europe are significant. The problems imposed by logistics, weather, lack of continuity in administrative support and the cultural differences encountered and what has been achieved are reviewed.
慢性中耳炎以及噪声引发的感音神经性听力损失是当今加拿大因纽特人（爱斯基摩人）面临的主要健康问题。在一个面积比整个西欧还大的地区开展临床研究，其复杂程度相当高。本文回顾了后勤保障、天气、行政支持缺乏连贯性以及所遇到的文化差异等方面带来的问题以及所取得的成果。
