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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 1992)Endogenous steroid hormones have long been considered to play a role in the development of breast cancer in women. Thus the introduction and widespread use, by otherwise healthy women, of contraceptive preparations containing ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2008)AIMS: HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New Zealand increased from the year 2001. The aim of the thesis was to improve understandings of the causes of the increase, in order to inform HIV prevention ...
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2013)Abstract Background When the research described in this thesis was initiated, twenty years of published case reports strongly suggested an association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and interstitial nephritis. ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Involvement in paid employment by schoolchildren is common in both developed and developing countries. Consequently, there has been considerable interest in assessing the potential long-term effects associated with such ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for one in three deaths in young people, aged 15-24 years, in high-income countries including New Zealand. From an international perspective, New Zealand has consistently had one of ...
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2013)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 ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)Background: The total social cost of alcohol-related harm in New Zealand is as high as $5 billion annually. In New Zealand and other high income countries, young people are at a greater risk of alcohol-related harm from ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005)Extended duration and irregularly planned overnight shifts are becoming frequent features of current working time arrangements. However, there is great concern about the detrimental effect that these shifts are likely to ...
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2006)Introduction In recent decades, studies from developing countries have shown that maternal education is strongly correlated with child health. Many government agencies and non-governmental organisations have used this ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2002)
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 1989)The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer has been increasing among young women in New Zealand. This increase has occurred despite the availability of cervical screening services. Organized cervical screening programmes ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2008)This thesis examined whether mental health problems and sexual risk taking were associated in a general population sample and if so, the extent and direction of this association. The thesis begins with a review of theories ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 1997)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 ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2002)The misuse of alcohol is one of New Zealand's major social and health concerns. The cost of alcohol misuse, after adjustment for the economic benefits of consumption, was estimated at $16.1 billion in 1990,4% of gross ...
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(Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2001)
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2008)
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(Thesis, Master of Public Health, 2005)
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(Thesis, Master of Medical Science, 1993)This thesis is concerned with cervical cancer amongst New Zealand women, particularly Maori women. Maori women have an alarmingly high incidence of cervical cancer, approximately three times higher than non-Maori women. ...
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(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 1984)
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(Thesis, Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, 1984)
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