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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

10 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic affected Australia and New Zealand during the 2009 southern hemisphere winter. It caused an epidemic of critical illness and some patients developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and ... Read more...

The power of apology.

7 Oct 2009 In the aftermath of an adverse event, an apology can bring comfort to the patient, forgiveness to the health practitioner, and help restore trust to their relationship. According to the Health and Disability Commissioner: "The way a practitioner ... Read more...

Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions.

7 Oct 2009 New Zealand must commit to substantial decreases in its greenhouse gas emissions, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change on human health, both here and internationally. We have the fourth highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'New Zealand'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Regarding "Identification of a genetic variant associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms on chromosome 3p12.3 by genome wide association". 30 Oct 2009
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. 10 Oct 2009
• Go and see. 7 Oct 2009
• Vaccinations (or lack of them) for student doctors. 7 Oct 2009
• Tumbu and botflies: an underestimated nuisance for travellers in Africa and South America? 7 Oct 2009
• Comprehensive strategy towards delivering better communications and better health care to non-English speaking New Zealanders? 7 Oct 2009
• A design fault in New Zealand's health research funding system exposed by pandemic influenza. 7 Oct 2009
• The power of apology. 7 Oct 2009
• Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions. 7 Oct 2009
• Utilisation of inpatient cardiology services including by Maori: a study of hospital discharges for patients enrolled with Partnership Health practices for the 2 years ending June 2007. 7 Oct 2009
• Outcome and prognostic factors on 57 cases of infective endocarditis in a single centre. 7 Oct 2009
• Customised molecular diagnosis of primary immune deficiency disorders in New Zealand: an efficient strategy for a small developed country. 7 Oct 2009
• Human papillomavirus knowledge and awareness among undergraduates in healthcare training in New Zealand. 7 Oct 2009
• The training, experience, and confidence of junior doctors in performing pleural procedures. 7 Oct 2009
• Teaching and learning in the hospital ward. 7 Oct 2009
• Screening for influenza infection in international airline travelers. 29 Sep 2009
• New Zealand Government response to climate change: largely fogged up? 23 Sep 2009
• Alcohol cardio-protection has been talked up. 23 Sep 2009
• Survey of descriptors on cigarette packs: still misleading consumers? 23 Sep 2009
• Support by New Zealand smokers for new types of smokefree areas: national survey data. 23 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'New Zealand'

Definition: A group of islands in the southwest Pacific. Its capital is Wellington. It was discovered by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 and circumnavigated by Cook in 1769. Colonized in 1840 by the New Zealand Company, it became a British crown colony in 1840 until 1907 when colonial status was terminated. New Zealand is a partly anglicized form of the original Dutch name Nieuw Zeeland, new sea land, possibly with reference to the Dutch province of Zeeland. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p842 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p378)

Descriptor UI: D009520

Alternative terms: New Zealand;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.678.100.747; Z01.782.747;

Technical Notes: Maori are Polynesians native to New Zealand; Australasia refers to Australia, New Zealand or both: check text