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G H Ree

Publications and source records attributed to G H Ree.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1991

Pattern of leprosy in Queensland, Australia, 1855-1990.

Leprosy was first diagnosed in Queensland in 1855. From then until 1990, 929 patients with the disease were notified. The pattern of notification has varied with the passage of time, and with the changing pattern of migration into Queensland. In the early days, Chinese, Melanesians and Caucasians featured prominently. The first Aboriginal notification was in 1892. In the latter part of this century, significant numbers of Torres Strait Islanders and migrants from South East Asia have been recorded. Among Caucasians, the incidence peaked in the decade 1931-1940, although the prevalence rate in this population remains much higher than in Caucasians. The control of leprosy is at a high level in Queensland today, but there is a continuing low level of new case reporting, many of them imported.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Smoking habits and associated factors in school children.

A questionnaire survey in a high school has shown that Maori girls now smoke more than any other group and that nonMaori girls smoke more than nonMaori boys. Smoking was related to parental smoking, and there was strong peer influence. Social status was an important determinant of smoking habit among nonMaori children. There appeared to be an association between smoking and alcohol intake among the Maori students.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Elderly ailing Highlanders of Papua New Guinea.

A retrospective case-control study of 100 elderly patients admitted to Goroka Hospital was undertaken. Chronic disease with cor pulmonale was the commonest condition diagnosed in this group (22%) and lobar pneumonia was the commonest infection (17%). Cancer occurred in only 5% of subjects, and in all of these patients, hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed. No cases of degenerative cardiovascular disease were observed. Mean hospital stay was 12.9 days.

Aged↗
PubMed1981

Fatal light aircraft accidents in Papua New Guinea.

The number of light aircraft (less than 5,700) in the developing world is small compared to those in the West, and little information on aviation accidents is readily available from developing countries. Papua New Guinea, enjoys a priviledged position, since aviation was introduced early and much of the country was opened through flying. During the period of Australian trusteeship until independence in 1975, the Australian Department of Transport applied its own rigorous standards to aviation in Papua New Guinea, a policy continued by the present Civil Aviation Agency. As a result of tight supervisory controls, accurate statistics on accidents are available, from which comparisons with other countries can be made. A study has been made of fatal light aircraft accidents in Papua New Guinea. Some of the Medical problems involved in accident prevention in a developing country are discussed.

Accidents, Aviation↗
PubMed1980

Ocular leprosy in Papua New Guinea.

The eyes may be damaged in leprosy by three pathological processes; by direct bacillary invasion, secondary to the involvement of the Vth and VIIth cranial nerves leading to corneal anaesthesia and lagophthalmos respectively, and by sensitization to Mycobacterial antigen or immune complexes during type II reactions. The prevalance of ocular leprosy varies widely throughout the world, depending on a number of factors, including the type of disease which is most prevalent, the duration of the disease, the ophthalmological facilities available, and possibly the race of the patient. Shields et al, have reported prevalence rates of ocular leprosy varying from 6% to 90% in different series. In Port Moresby, Dethlefs found a prevalence of 12% of potentially sight threatening lesions in a small group of leprosy patients: in his series however, little detail was paid to the leprosy aspects of the patients. A study was therefore undertaken of ocular lesions in leprosy patients paying particular attention to type, duration and activity of the disease.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Malaria.

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Humans↗