Background Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among under-five year old children worldwide and the greatest burden of the disease is in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half of the approximately 9 million ...

INTRODUCTION Two main factors have intensified interest in skin cancer. Firstly, there have been significant long term increases in the incidence of melanoma, and positive trends in the incidence of non melanoma skin ...

Injuries are an important health problem for young adults (15-24 years of age), especially males. In New Zealand, the leading causes of young adult injuries that result in death or hospital admission are motor vehicle ...

This portfolio comprises original work published from 1993 to the present that I have undertaken in the area of sexual and reproductive behaviour and health in this study. I originally worked with Professor Charlotte Paul ...

The incidence rate of melanoma has shown large increases in New Zealand over the past 30 years, with the result that New Zealand has one of the highest incidence rates of melanoma in the world. Primary prevention and early ...

This study aimed to examine the efficacy of a multidisciplinary truancy intervention based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Participants were clients of the Community Intervention Project (CIP) who had received an initial needs ...

Background: The aim is to identify the current situation and underlying factors related to abortion among Asian women in New Zealand Methods: This study consists of an epidemiological review of abortion trends and ...

Abstract: Background: Pneumococcal diseases are responsible for over 1 million deaths every year and most of these are children in sub-Saharan Africa. The 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has recently been ...

Contemporary spirituality, characterized by ontic fragility like no other time in history, impacts on the death zeitgeist. Contemporary dying is often marked by pain, shame, anxiety, uncertainty and technological complexity, ...