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Observations on Filariasis in Western Samoa

Fitzgerald, Norman W
The following investigations were carried out when the writer was research assistant to the Research Expeditions sent to Western Samoa in 1953 and 1954 by the Medical Research Council of New Zealand. The members of these ...
To Treat or Not to Treat: legal and ethical issues in the compulsory treatment of anorexia

McKinney, Cushla
Treatment resistance is a characteristic feature of anorexia nervosa, and is usually regarded as a symptom of the illness. In the case of some chronic anorexics, however, rejection of therapeutic intervention may be the ...
Alcohol use & sexually transmitted infections in young people attending a sexual health clinic

Ford, Monica
Background: Hazardous alcohol use and in particular binge drinking has become a significant problem for New Zealand youth and results in considerable harm. The burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) is also ...
St. Margaret's College : a study of women students in relationship to their environment.

McClymont, Maris Laline (University of Otago, 1940)
An integrated literature review of the role of the nurse practitioner in the emergency department

Eden, Sheryl M (University of Otago, 2011)
The nurse practitioner is one of the newest nursing health care professionals to be introduced to the New Zealand health system for many years. Eighty-six nurse practitioners are credentialed in New Zealand, with three ...
Exploring evidenced-based criteria for the admission, transfer and discharge of General Surgical patients to a Surgical Progressive Care Unit (SPCU), together with a review of the educational and skill mix requirements of SPCU nursing staff.

Davenport, Katherine M
Spiralling health care costs and limited critical care bed capacity has seen the widespread introduction of progressive care units (PCUs) for patients who require more intensive observation, monitoring and treatment than ...
Farming Out Our Responsibilities for Animal Welfare: Does the New Zealand Animal Welfare Act Meet Our Obligations to Animals?

King, Michael Robert
What, if any, moral obligations we have to animals is a matter of intense debate. Views in moral and political philosophy vary from those that give animals no moral status in themselves, to those that give animals a ...
The use of topical tranexamic acid for the prevention of postextraction bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants who are undergoing oral surgery, without modification of their anticoagulant regime

Gibbs, Robert David
Optimal management of patients on warfarin who require oral surgery has been controversial. Historically the clinician has had to balance the risk of thromboembolism by reducing or stopping anticoagulant therapy, against ...
How does the concept of cultural competence affect the practice of bioethics and health law

Gray, Ben
Cultural Competence is one of the competencies required of all Health Practitioners in New Zealand since the enacting of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act in 2003. This dissertation examines what relationship ...
The medical, ethical and legal issues surrounding the management of persistent vegetative state patients

Bloore, Samuel Geoffrey (University of Otago, 2004)
The persistent vegetative state (PVS) has emerged as one of the most challenging dilemmas in clinical medicine. It is a condition that necessarily follows a brain insult; resulting in total unconsciousness with partially ...