Electronic group communication systems are of potential use in supporting group communication in contexts where cultural norms and traditions have defined clear protocols for face to face communication. The characteristics of electronic group communication and requirements for success are discussed. Group communication protocols of the Maori people in New Zealand are introduced briefly, and a p...

AIM To estimate the burden of death, disease, and disability attributable to alcohol consumption in New Zealand. METHODS We applied the World Health Organization's comparative risk assessment methodology at country level; separately for Maori and non-Maori where possible. We combined the best estimates of alcohol consumption in the populations, with best estimates of alcohol-disease relations...

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AIM This paper describes demographic and diagnostic data for people admitted to three psychiatric units in Auckland, New Zealand over the year 2000. METHODS A retrospective file review of 932 people involving 1232 admission episodes was conducted in the acute adult inpatient psychiatric units of west, north, and south Auckland. Patient characteristics, diagnosis, and interventions were record...

BACKGROUND Smoking rates are high in indigenous populations and contribute to their poor health. In New Zealand the indigenous Maori population has a high rate of smoking, with around 50% of adults being smokers compared with 20% of the adult European population. A study was undertaken to determine whether bupropion is effective in the treatment of smoking cessation in the indigenous Maori popu...

Deliberate self-injury is a significant social problem affecting youth in New Zealand. Rates of hospitalisation for youth (aged 15 to 19) from deliberate self-injury approximate 225 per 100,000. It appears that the rates for Maori and women are significantly higher. From 1987 to 1993, an average of 488 Maori women per 100 000 population have been hospitalised each year (Ministry of Health: Mana...