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				Pacific Health 
				Dialog: Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific, Vol. 3, No. 1 
				
				
				
				Guest Editorial 
				Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita, Harley J Stanton, Page 
				004-005 
				  
				
				
				Original Papers 
				
				
				
				Oral conditions among Tongan children and 
				adults, 1966 and 1986 
				T. W. Cutress, N. Moi Tapealava, S. Tomiki, Page 008-014 
				
				
				
				Diet of 3 and 4 year olds in Dunedin: 
				relevance to dental caries 
				N. Guha-Chowdhury, Page 015-019 
				
				
				
				Animal bites and stings on Guam 
				R L Haddock, Olivia L. T. Cruz, Page 020-024 
				
				
				
				Driving practices in the National Capital 
				District, Papua New Guinea 
				P. Sapak, V. Mea, Page 025-027 
				
				
				
				The health of Australian South Sea Islanders 
				in Mackay 
				P. S. Hill, E. Faafoi, Page 028-035 
				
				
				
				Improving medical care staffing on small 
				Pacific Islands: a model from the Caribbean 
				F. P. Wurlitzer, G. Koteka, Sir Thomas R. A. Davis, Page 036-040 
				  
				
				
				Case Reports and Short Communications 
				
				
				
				Smoking in Viti Levu, Fiji 
				L. Meo, D. Phillips, R. Brough, Page 041-042 
				
				
				
				Controlling your language: making English 
				clear 
				F. Savage, P. Godwin, Page 043-046 
				
				
				
				The management of hypertension in Fiji: is 
				current practice effective? 
				R. Ripley, M. Imo, D. Phillips, Page 047-049 
				
				
				
				Captain Cook as a public health pioneer in 
				the Pacific 
				D. A. Ballendorf, Page 050-053 
				
				
				
				Frequency of fractured mandible at a Fiji 
				dental clinic (1989-1994) 
				D. Kapadia, P. Dutt Sharma, Dr T. King, Page 054-056 
				
				
				
				Neuroblastoma presenting with paraplegia 
				G. O. Okoji, P. Nakabea, J. Taka, E. Vudinibola, M. Shrestha, 
				Page 057-059 
				  
				
				
				Conference Reports and Papers 
				
				
				
				Postgraduate medical training for the 
				Pacific: the next step 
				S. Kinnear, W. Baravilala, J. Meyer, D. Phillips, F. Piscioneri, 
				G. J. Dever, Page 060-064 
				
				
				
				Are we our own worst enemies? 
				Rev. Amando Samo, Page 065-067 
				
				
				
				The life and death of primary health care: 
				the 'McDonalization' of Alma Ata, Russia 
				D. Werner, Page 068-073 
				
				
				
				Tobacco control: a Pacific conference 
				A. M. Durand, I. J. Abraham, Page 074-076 
				  
				
				
				Review Papers 
				
				
				
				Obesity in Pacific populations 
				A. M. Hodge, G. K. Dowse, P. Z. Zimmet, Page 077-086 
				
				
				
				Smoking prevalence and trends in the Pacific 
				V. R. Collins, G. K. Dowse, P. Z. Zimmet, Page 087-095 
				  
				
				
				Viewpoints and perspectives 
				
				
				
				Alleviating the burden of chronic illness 
				W. A. Alto, Page 096-099 
				
				
				
				Psychosocial and behavioural aspects of NIDDM 
				among Pacific islanders in South Auckland 
				D. Simmons, J. A. Voyle, Page 100-106 
				
				
				
				Gender and non-communicable diseases in the 
				Pacific 
				A. Brewis, P. Schoeffel-Meleisea, H. Mavoa, K. Maconaghie, Page 
				107-112 
				  
				
				
				Book Reviews 
				
				
				
				Fijian Medical Plants. Cambie and Ash 
				Reviewed by B. Aalbersberg, Page 113-117 
				
				
				
				Pacific Islands Social and Human Development. 
				South Pacific Comission 
				Reviewed by I. Kawachi, Page 113-117 
				
				
				
				Journal of Community Eye Health. Edited by D. 
				D. Murray McGavin 
				Reviewed by K. D. Khorram, Page 113-117 
				
				
				
				Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases in 
				the Pacific: Training Module for Social Mobilisation and 
				Community Action. M. C. Tessier, et al. 
				Reviewed by A. Humphrey, Page 113-117 
				  
				
				
				Pacific Health Institutions 
				
				
				
				Health care in Pohnpei: the challenges 
				The Honourable Del Pangelinan, Page 118-119 
				  
				
				
				
				Journal Abstracts 
				Page 120-123 
				  
				
				
				
				Letters to the Editor 
				Page 124-127 
				  
				
				
				
				PHD Editor 
				S A Finau, Page 132  |