Indigenous Australian perspectives on incorporating the social determinants of health into the clinical management of type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Amanda Frier (Author), Sue Devine (Author), Kristin McBain-Rigg (Author), Fiona Barnett (Author), Zara Cassady (Author), Trisha Dunning (Author), Robyn Reese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and social disadvantage are related. In Australia, this association is most pronounced among Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples). Indigenous Australians are among the most socially disadvantaged in the country, having the wors...