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Indigenous Health Resources: Find Articles

This guide has been created from search results using some of the following terms: Indians of North America;Indigenous;Indigenous peoples;Aboriginal health;Aboriginal;Indigenous Physicians Assn. of Canada;Nat'l Aboriginal Health Organization;Native peopl

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Search Tips

You'll want to consider combining keywords and subject headings to find relevant articles in some databases.

Keyword examples:

  • Variations for indigenous people such as: aboriginal OR "first nation*" OR indigenous OR inuit OR metis OR "native people" 
  • Also consider French equivalents: autochtone ou première nations
  • Consider names, reserve names, locations
  • Consider miscellaneous related keywords such as: reserve OR tribe OR "community-based participatory research" OR rural

 MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) examples:

  • Subject Headings to consider: "Health Services, Indigenous"[Mesh] OR  "Indians, North American"[Mesh] OR "American Native Continental Ancestry Group"[Mesh] OR "Community-Based Participatory Research"[Mesh]

Combine MeSH and keywords. For example:

aboriginal OR "first nation*" OR indigenous  OR "Indians, North American"[Mesh] OR "American Native Continental Ancestry Group"[Mesh]