Doctor to the North

Thirty Years Treating Heart Disease among the Inuit

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Doctor to the North by John H. Burgess, MQUP
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Author: John H. Burgess ISBN: 9780773577497
Publisher: MQUP Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: John H. Burgess
ISBN: 9780773577497
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent. Through the stories of some of his Inuit patients, Burgess presents a broad spectrum of heart diseases and discusses how they can be prevented.

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For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent. Through the stories of some of his Inuit patients, Burgess presents a broad spectrum of heart diseases and discusses how they can be prevented.

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