Type 2 diabetes and children in Aboriginal communities: the array of factors that shape health and access to health care.
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The human costs of unrestrained development on our traditional territory, whether in the form of massive hydroelectric development or irresponsible forestry operations, are no surprise for us. Diabetes has followed the destruction of our traditional way of life and the imposition of a welfare economy. Now we see that one in seven pregnant Cree women is sick with this disease, and our children are being born high risk or actually sick.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health law journal
دوره 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002