Diagnosing the legacy : the discovery, research, and treatment of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous youth

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  • Author: Krotz, Larry
    Contributor:

    Dean, Heather

    ,

    McGavock, Jonathan

    ,

    Moffatt, Michael

    ,

    Sellers, Elizabeth

    ,

    Desjarlais, Frances

    Summary:

    Indigenous youngsters from two communities in northern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario were showing up not with with what looked like type 2 diabetes. Over the next few decades more children would confront what was turning into not only a medical but also a social and community challenge.

    Contents:
    • Cover; Contents; Foreword by Francis Desjarlais; Map; Introduction; Chapter 1: Early Alarm; Chapter 2: The First Patients of a New Disease; Chapter 3: Emerging Responses; Chapter 4: Island Lake; Chapter 5: Early Research, Innovations, and Strategies for Care; Chapter 6: Investigation and Hypotheses; Chapter 7: After the Deluge; Chapter 8: Revisiting Roots; Chapter 9: Food; Chapter 10: Poverty and Disease; Chapter 11: Partnerships and Participation; Chapter 12: Hopes and Dreams; Epilogue: Island Lake Encore. Afterword by By Heather Dean, Jonathan McGavock, Michael Moffatt, and Elizabeth SellersAcknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Medicine, health and fitness
    Original Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba , University of Manitoba Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780887555589

    ,

    0887555586

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DC Contributor

Dean, Heather

McGavock, Jonathan

Moffatt, Michael

Sellers, Elizabeth

Desjarlais, Frances

Abstract

Indigenous youngsters from two communities in northern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario were showing up not with with what looked like type 2 diabetes. Over the next few decades more children would confront what was turning into not only a medical but also a social and community challenge.

Genre
Canadian nonfiction
Indigenous materials
Medicine, health and fitness
Publisher (Source)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

University of Manitoba Press

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