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Health for the People: Newtown Union Health Service, 20 Years on
 

Health for the People: Newtown Union Health Service, 20 Years on (Paperback)

Edited by James, Kathy

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To celebrate 20 years of community-led health care, Newtown Union Health Service is proud to present Health for the People.

ISBN 9781877448119
Published 1 March 2009 by Steele Roberts & Associates Lt
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Do Damp and Mould Matter?: Health Impacts of Leaky Homes
 

Do Damp and Mould Matter?: Health Impacts of Leaky Homes (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

Edited by Howden-Chapman, Philippa; Bennett, Julie; Siebers, Rob

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This book outlines: the extent of our damp, mouldy houses; the history of leaky buildings; health effects - and costs - of exposure to indoor mould; ways to measure mould; the costs of fixing leaky homes; what we still don't know about indoor mould, and recommendations for future ...

ISBN 9781877448898
Published 1 December 2009 by Steele Roberts & Associates Lt
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Portrait of a Hospital: The Hutt Hospital's 50th Anniversary
 

Portrait of a Hospital: The Hutt Hospital's 50th Anniversary (Paperback)

Photographs by Mowles, Eunice

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For half a century Hutt Hospital's staff have provided a high standard of service and care to the people of the Hutt Valley. In 1994 Hutt Valley Health marked those 50 years of achievement through a series of events and this photographic essay is part of those activities.

ISBN 9781877547195
Published 1 November 2009 by First Edition
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Democratic Governance and Health: Hospitals, Politics & Health Policy in New Zealand
  

Democratic Governance and Health: Hospitals, Politics & Health Policy in New Zealand (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Laugesen, Miriam J.; Gauld, Robin

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New Zealand is the only country in the world where elected health boards have long been a core feature of the health care system. These boards are conceptually important and aspirational for policy-makers and communities across the world grappling with issues of how to increase p ...

ISBN 9781877578274
Published 22 September 2012 by Otago University Press
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Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand
   

Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand (Other)

Edited by Davis, Peter

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This work provides a comprehensive assessment of the epidemic and the social response to AIDS in New Zealand. It offers a history of the disease in New Zealand, discusses the epidemic from the perspective of groups involved and presents research into the disease.

ISBN 9781869401399
Published 31 December 1996 by Auckland University Press
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May the People Live: A History of Maori Health Development 1900-1920
  

May the People Live: A History of Maori Health Development 1900-1920 (Other)

By Lange, Raeburn

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This is a study of the Young Maori Party, led by Peter Buck, Apirana Ngata, and Maui Pomare and its remarkable success in halting the decline of the Maori population and improving Maori health at grass roots level.

ISBN 9781869402143
Published 31 December 1999 by Auckland University Press
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A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare, 1907-2000
  

A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare, 1907-2000 (Paperback)

By Bryder, Linda

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The Plunket Society has been heralded as New Zealand's most successful voluntary organization. This book covers its history from 1907 to 2002, organized around three dominant strands: the mixed economy of welfare, maternal and infant health, and mothercraft and parenting.

ISBN 9781869402907
Published 1 June 2003 by Auckland University Press
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Adverse Reactions: The Fenoterol Story
  

Adverse Reactions: The Fenoterol Story (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Pearce, Neil

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Beginning in 1976 deaths from asthma in New Zealand rose suddenly and dramatically, tripling by 1979. This work tells the controversial story of how a group of young researchers discovered that the asthma drug fenoterol was a cause of this alarming epidemic. It also draws attenti ...

ISBN 9781869403744
Published 1 January 2007 by Auckland University Press
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A History of the 'Unfortunate Experiment' at National Women's Hospital
 

A History of the 'Unfortunate Experiment' at National Women's Hospital (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Bryder, Linda

In this carefully researched book, medical historian Dr Linda Bryder provides a detailed analysis of the treatment of carcinoma in situ at National Women's since the 1950s, an assessment of international medical practice and a history of the women's health movement.

ISBN 9781869404352
Published 1 August 2009 by Auckland University Press
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The Good Doctor: What Patients Want
  

The Good Doctor: What Patients Want (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Paterson, Ron

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What makes a good doctor? Are there really bad doctors out there? If so, how can we patients protect ourselves? Can more information, more trust and more assured competence be injected into the medical system to solve these problems? Drawing on his years of dealing with patient c ...

ISBN 9781869405922
Published 1 June 2012 by Auckland University Press
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