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St. Regis Indian Mortality Study

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Theme
Organizations
Description of project
Years
Number of records or individuals for the cohort
Main investigator(s)
Project coordination
Project numbers
Publications

Theme

Indian – St. Regis

Organization(s)

University of Ottawa

Description of project

The purpose of this study was to study the mortality of St. Regis Indians and to investigate their health status in relation to levels of fluoride.

Years

Death years: 1959 – 1967

Number of records or individuals for the cohort

3,500 (both sexes)

Main investigator(s)

Dr. Neri, University of Ottawa

Project coordination

Martha Fair, Occupational and Environmental Health Research Section, Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada

Project number(s)

1900-041

Publications

Neri LC, Hammond EC, Shoe D, Collins D, Raman S (under the principal investigator – Dr. J.J. Selikoff). St. Regis Indian Health Study. Final Report. Ottawa: University of Ottawa , Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine; 1983 Aug.