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PHD. 1996. Mar. Vol. 3 #1


Non-Communicable Diseases
in the Pacific



Issue Editor:
Dr. Rex Hunton
PHD. March 1996. Vol. 3. No. 1.
Title Author(s) pages ...
Guest Editorial
  Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita
Harley J Stanton
004-005
Original Papers
Oral conditions among Tongan children and adults, 1966 and 1986 T. W. Cutress, N. Moi Tapealava, S. Tomiki 008-014
Diet of 3 and 4 year olds in Dunedin: relevance to dental caries N. Guha-Chowdhury 015-019
Animal bites and stings on Guam R L Haddock, Olivia L. T. Cruz 020-024
Driving practices in the National Capital District, Papua New Guinea P. Sapak, V. Mea 025-027
The health of Australian South Sea Islanders in Mackay P. S. Hill, E. Faafoi 028-035
Improving medical care staffing on small Pacific Islands: a model from the Caribbean F. P. Wurlitzer, G. Koteka, Sir Thomas R. A. Davis 036-040
Case Reports and Short Communications
Smoking in Viti Levu, Fiji L. Meo, D. Phillips, R. Brough 041-042
Controlling your language: making English clear  F. Savage, P. Godwin 043-046
The management of hypertension in Fiji: is current practice effective? R. Ripley, M. Imo, D. Phillips 047-049
Captain Cook as a public health pioneer in the Pacific D. A. Ballendorf 050-053
Frequency of fractured mandible at a Fiji dental clinic (1989-1994) D. Kapadia, P. Dutt Sharma, Dr T. King 054-056
Neuroblastoma presenting with paraplegia G. O. Okoji, P. Nakabea, J. Taka, E. Vudinibola, M. Shrestha 057-059
Conference Reports and Papers
Postgraduate medical training for the Pacific: the next step S. Kinnear, W. Baravilala, J. Meyer, D. Phillips, F. Piscioneri, G. J. Dever 060-064
Are we our own worst enemies? Rev. Amando Samo 065-067
The life and death of primary health care: the 'McDonalization' of Alma Ata, Russia D. Werner 068-073
Tobacco control: a Pacific conference A. M. Durand, I. J. Abraham 074-076
Review Papers
Obesity in Pacific populations A. M. Hodge, G. K. Dowse, P. Z. Zimmet 077-086
Smoking prevalence and trends in the Pacific V. R. Collins, G. K. Dowse, P. Z. Zimmet 087-095
Viewpoints and perspectives
Alleviating the burden of chronic illness W. A. Alto 096-099
Psychosocial and behavioural aspects of NIDDM among Pacific islanders in South Auckland D. Simmons, J. A. Voyle 100-106
Gender and non-communicable diseases in the Pacific A. Brewis, P. Schoeffel-Meleisea, H. Mavoa, K. Maconaghie 107-112
Book Reviews
Fijian Medical Plants. Cambie and Ash Reviewed by B. Aalbersberg 113-117
Pacific Island Social and Human Development. SPC Reviewed by I. Kawachi
Journal of Community Eye Health. Ed. M. Gavin Reviewed by K. D. Khorram
Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases in the Pacific: Training Module for Social Mobilisation and Community Action. M. C. Tessier, et al. Reviewed by A. Humphrey
Pacific Health Institutions
Health care in Pohnpei: the challenges The Honourable Del Pangelinan 118-119
Journal Abstracts   120-123
Letters to the Editor   124-127
PHD Editor S A Finau 132
The Spokane Diet   040


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