During the summer of 1950, a study of intestinal parasites was conducted at the Alaska Native Service Hospital, Kotzebue, Alaska. In the complete study, 376 different people were examined by one method or all. They came from 19 villages within the area surrounding Kotzebue and extending from Point Hope to St. Michael, and from Little Diomede Island to Shungnak, and ranged in age from 7 months to 75 years. The group included both inpatients from the general hospital and individuals who came for clinical care or x-raying. The only qualifying factor in patient selection was their willingness to submit six fecal samples for examination.
From: Fortuine, Robert et al. 1993. The Health of the Inuit of North America: A Bibliography from the Earliest Times through 1990. University of Alaska Anchorage. Citation number 2050.
Cited in: Fortuine, Robert. 1968. The Health of the Eskimos: a bibliography 1857-1967. Dartmouth College Libraries. Citation number 839.