Which of the following do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people not have higher rates of?
a. preterm labour
b. low birth weight
c. gestational diabetes
d. melanoma
ANS: D
Melanoma is often used as an ironic indication for the level of disadvantage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities suffer.
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