Challenges to the provision of diabetes care in first nations communities: results from a national survey of healthcare providers in Canada

• Published in: BMC Health Services Research
• Main Authors: Macaulay Ann C, Toth Ellen, Esler James, Estey Elizabeth A, Naqshbandi Mariam, Rasooly Irit R, Bhattacharyya Onil K, Harris Stewart B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011
• Subjects: Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Canada; Lookout; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-283; https://doaj.org/article/2b91eb4ea39a4b74a13e3ebf43a3a862

Abstract Background Aboriginal peoples globally, and First Nations peoples in Canada particularly, suffer from high rates of type 2 diabetes and related complications compared with the general population. Research into the unique barriers faced by healthcare providers working in on-reserve First Nat...