Social support and thriving health: a new approach to understanding the health of indigenous Canadians.

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Published in Am J Public Health on August 29, 2007

Authors

Chantelle A M Richmond1, Nancy A Ross, Grace M Egeland

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Geography, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6. chantelle.richmond@mail.mcgill.ca.

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