Increasing rates of diabetes and cardiovascular risk in Métis settlements in northern Alberta

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-442

  Ralph Campbell, Kelli ^a   Oster, Richard T ^a   Connor, Tracy ^a   Pick, Mary ^a   Pohar, Sheri ^b   Thompson, Pauline ^c   Daniels, Margaret ^d   Deschambeau, Lorraine ^e   Werner Leonard, Andrea ^a   Cardinal Lamouche, Susan ^f   Toth, Ellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Kikino Métis Settlement   (Canada)

^d Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement   (Canada)

^e Aspen Regional Health Authority   (Canada)

^f Métis Settlements General Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Indigenous health services; Mass screening; Mobile health units; North American; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149132345     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i5.17382     Document Type: Article

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