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Review Of Diabetes Among Indigenous Peoples, Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet
Review Of Diabetes Among Indigenous Peoples, Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet
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This review provides detailed information on the extent of diabetes, and its complications and comorbidities among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including: incidence and prevalence data; hospitalisations; mortality and burden of disease. This review discusses the issues of prevention and management of diabetes, and provides information on relevant programs, services, policies and strategies that address the health issue of diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This review concludes by discussing possible future directions for combatting the growing epidemic of diabetes in Australia.
The review focuses primarily on type 2 diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people …