Explaining the variability in cardiovascular risk factors among First Nations communities in Canada: a population-based study

Explaining the variability in cardiovascular risk factors among First Nations communities in Canada: a population-based study

Summary: Background: Historical, colonial, and racist policies continue to influence the health of Indigenous people, and they continue to have higher rates of chronic diseases and reduced life expectancy compared with non-Indigenous people. We determined factors accounting for variations in cardio...

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Main Authors: Sonia S Anand, ProfMD, Sylvia Abonyi, PhD, Laura Arbour, ProfMD, Kumar Balasubramanian, MSc, Jeffrey Brook, PhD, Heather Castleden, PhD, Vicky Chrisjohn, Ida Cornelius, RN, Albertha Darlene Davis, RN, Dipika Desai, MSc, Russell J de Souza, ScD, Matthias G Friedrich, ProfMD, Stewart Harris, ProfMD, James Irvine, MD, Jean L'Hommecourt, Randy Littlechild, Lisa Mayotte, RN, Sarah McIntosh, MSc, Julie Morrison, Med, Richard T Oster, PhD, Manon Picard, BSc, Paul Poirier, ProfMD, Karleen M Schulze, MMath, Ellen L Toth, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619302372

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