Nineteenth century Otago, an isolated, migrant society within a wider world of change, sought reliable coordinates against which to plot its course. The pioneer settlers were torn between recreation of the familiar and ...

The principal aim of this study was to improve the laboratory diagnosis of inflammation in farmed red deer, primarily through the investigation of blood cells and inflammatory proteins in a variety of inflammatory ...

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 ...

In the past posthumous reproduction has been primarily a result of accident or fate. More recently, the ability to freeze sperm and embryos (and the potential for use of stored ova) has lead to greater control over procreation ...

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC; Linscott, Knight & Godfrey, 1996) amongst a population with Dementia of the Alzheimer's ...

There have been many changes in the physiotherapy profession since its beginnings in 1894. The first purpose of this thesis is to explore the way in which these changes have brought new ethical dilemmas for the physiotherapist ...

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 ...

Risk factors for serious suicide attempts among young people were examined in a case control study in which a consecutive series of 129 young people aged 13 to 24 years who made serious suicide attempts was compared with ...

The way in which surrogacy is viewed and regulated is determined by the conception of motherhood which is held by either an individual or a particular society. Conceptions are not static they develop and change over time. ...