title: Infant health in an outpost area.
abstract: Infant mortality continues high in the isolated Indian communities of Sioux Lookout Zone, northwestern Ontario, in spite of a well financed and organized comprehensive health service provided through cooperation of Health and Welfare Canada and the University of Toronto. A high proportion of infant deaths occur in their own communities, before trained help can be reached. Changes in lifestyle and economy hold more hope for improvement than does any further improvement of health care. The services and finances needed are roughly triple what could be provided by private practitioners on a fee for service income.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Goldthorpe
references.citation: Can Med Assoc J. 1972 Sep 23;107(6):523 passim
references.pmid: 5057009