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Emerging diabetes and metabolic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Author(s) -
Titmuss Angela,
Davis Elizabeth A,
Brown Alex,
MapleBrown Louise J
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.13002
Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , medicine , gerontology , geography , environmental health , endocrinology
The gap between the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and nonIndigenous Australians is well documented, with many policies and programs currently working towards improving outcomes. Despite these efforts, life expectancy is 10–11 years less than that of nonIndigenous Australians,1 and 65% of deaths occur before 65 years of age, compared with 19% in the nonIndigenous population.1