Morris J
Kaposuar Medical Clinic, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
S Afr Med J. 1997 Mar;87(3):323-7.
A descriptive report on Tristan de Cunha, the most remote Inhabited island in the world, with emphasis on changes in health parameters since the eruption of the volcano in 1961 necessitated the evacuation of the entire island population to the UK.
Results of a retrospective 6-month consultation analysis are given as well as the results of screening programmes, particularly for risk factors for ischaemic heart disease.
The high prevalence of asthma among the islanders, possibly the highest in the world, and the management thereof are described.
一份关于特里斯坦 - 达库尼亚岛的描述性报告,该岛是世界上最偏远的有人居住岛屿,重点讲述自1961年火山喷发致使全岛居民撤离至英国后健康参数的变化情况。
给出了为期6个月的回顾性咨询分析结果以及筛查项目结果,特别是关于缺血性心脏病风险因素的筛查结果。
描述了岛民中哮喘的高患病率(可能是世界上最高的)及其管理情况。