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PHD. 1999. Sep. Vol. 6 #2


Health of Tongans
and other Pacificans



Issue Editors:
Dr Seini Kupu
  Dr Sitaleki Finau
PHD. 1999. Mar. Vol. 6
#2
Title Author(s) pages ...
Guest Editorials
  H.R.H. Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita 148-148
Special Feature
Social context of alcohol in Tonga H.R.H. Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuit

149-152

Original Papers
The Tonga Healthy Weight Loss Program, 1995-1997 Lois Englberger, Vizo Halavatau, Yoshiko Yasuda, Risa Yamazaki 153-159
Belief and trust: health caring for migrant Tongan healers and patients in New Zealand Viliami M Toafa, Losa M Moata’ane, Barbara E Guthrie 160-167
Use of traditional and alternative medicine in children on Guam Paula Brinkley 168-177
Prevalence of tobacco use in Fiji Birend Singh, Tsuyoshi Matsuba 178-182
Talking about health and care: discourse from the Asian and Pacific cultures Mei-Ling Wang 183-195
Case Studies and Short Communications
Mental dis-ease in a Tongan general practice Glennis H Mafi 196-198
General surgery in Tonga: an audit David S. Wilkinson, Faka’osi Pifeleti 199-201
What is that lump? Soft tissue tumours in Tonga David S Wilkinson (202) 202-204
Foot complications among diabetics in Tonga  Paula S Vivili, ‘Eseta Finau, Sitaleki A Finau, Taniela Lutui 205-207
Diabetic foot infections in Tonga David S Wilkinson, Seini Kupu 208-210
Suicide in Tonga, 1982-1997 Paula S Vivili, Sitaleki A Finau, ‘Eseta Finau 211-212
Pacific children in the statistical record: the need for ethnic-specific data in New Zealand Helen Mavoa 213-215
Meningococcal disease in Pacific children in New Zealand Julia Peters 216-220
Review Papers
Mortality analysis for Tonga, 1982-1992 Seini Kupu 221-235
Tongan children with asthma in New Zealand Helen Mavoa 236-239
Typhoid fever in Tonga Taniela Lutui, Malakai 'Ofanoa, Sitaleki A Finau, Maika Kinahoi Veikune 240-244
The development of recommendations for the use of physical activity for diabetes management with Pacific people in New Zealand Tim Corbett 245-252
The Papua New Guinea vision of Healthy Islands Puka Temu, Paul C Y Chen 253-258
Reprints
‘Lolo Mai’ syndrome Palu Lasalo 259-260
Alcohol: a threat to Tonga’s time-honoured values? Kerry James 261-264
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Health and healing in contemporary Tonga Barbara Burns McGrath 265-267
'Avanga: Tongan concepts of mental illness Mapa Ha’ano Puloka 268-275
Food me’akai and body sino in traditional Tongan society: their theoretical and practical implications for health policy Okusitino Mahina 276-287
Mental health among Tongan migrants Siale Foliaki 288-294
Resolving teenage sexuality through family dialogue: a short role play Salesi F Katoanga 295-297
Better health through better information: what works the best? Jiri Davidson-Rada 298-304
Uses of writing to counter the silence of oppression: counselling women at USP  Jeannie Wright 305-309
An anthropological examination of the HIV/AIDS epidemic Seiji Yamada 310-316
The pharmacy in Palau: an Australian perspective Malcolm Abbott, Fay Abbott 317-319
Conference Reports
Alcohol and young Tongans: a FOBI perspective for change Sitaleki A Finau 320-325
Pacific Health Institutions
VBAs: an alternative obstetric care in rural Papua New Guinea Harumi Sasaki Karel 326-332
HIV/STD agent for change: community health worker training in Kiribati Karen A Heckert, Janet N O’Connor 333-
Book Review
Hawaii Diet. Terry Shintani Reviewed by Dr Greg Dever 339-000
Journal Abstracts
000-000
Letters to the Editor
000-000
PHD Editor S A Finau 000-000



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