Some of the topics are standard medical problems with any population. For example, incidence of warts and anemias is not more prevalent in Native Americans. Similar topics should be left to standard medical texts. Most of the chapters discuss cultural and medical information that is specific to Native American populations. Chapters on health care of Native elders, developmental dysplasia of the hip, and emergency medical care contain specific information about Native Americans.
Most chapters offer specific suggestions and advice.
The authors of this book live predominately in the Southwestern United States. However, the book does not appear biased towards members of Southwestern regional tribes. Native Americans in this book are frequently referred to as a single group instead of individual tribes. Some authors point out specific differences between tribes, but Native Americans typically are clustered together as one general group. Inc. All rights reserved.