Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among First Nations children. New entity among First Nations people of north western Ontario.

• Main Authors: Harris, S. B., Perkins, B. A., Whalen-Brough, E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: College of Family Physicians of Canada 1996
• Subjects: Research Article; Lookout; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2146381; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8688690

OBJECTIVE: To describe the emergence of a new clinical form of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) among First Nations children. DESIGN: Case series developed through retrospective review of a computerized diabetes registry and of records from a hospital and clinic. SETTING: Sioux Lookou...