Forgotten voices : death records of the Yakama, 1888-1964 / Clifford E. Trafzer, Robert R. McCoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trafzer, Clifford E.

Contributor:

McCoy, Robert R. (Robert Ross), 1962-

Series:

Native American Resources Series

Native American resources ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yakama Indians--Mortality--Statistics.

Yakama Indians.

Yakama Indians--Diseases--Statistics.

Yakama Indians--Health and hygiene--Statistics.

Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--Statistics, Medical.

Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.).

Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--Statistics, Vital.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forgotten Voices: Death Records of the Yakama, 1888-1964 begins a discussion of the health of the people on the Yakama Reservation. It focuses on major causes of death during the reservation period so that future scholars may access the data and interpret them, and advance further work in the field.

Contents:

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Tuberculosis; Pneumonia; Heart Disease; Gastrointestinal Disorders; Influenza; Cancer; Premature Birth; Old Age; Stroke; Alcoholism; Natural Causes; Kidney; Hemorrhage; Whooping Cough; Stillborn; Venereal Disease; Blood Poisoning; Exposure; Surgical Complications; Bronchitis; Paralysis; Liver Disorders; Typhoid; Measles; Suffocation; Encephalitis; Appendicitis; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-52094-6

9786612520945

0-8108-6648-X

OCLC:

341258795