Serious Complications for Patients, Care Providers and Policy Makers: Tackling the Structural Violence of First Nations People Living with Diabetes in Canada

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive metabolic disorder that affects Aboriginal people disproportionately around the world. Evidence shows that diabetes treatment strategies can effectively reduce complications related to the disease; in contrast many Aboriginal people develop these rapidly and...

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Main Authors: Lorrilee McGregor, Danusia Gzik, Darrel Manitowabi, Marion A. Maar, Cheri Corbiere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2011-05-01
Series:International Indigenous Policy Journal
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Online Access:http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=iipj