Health transition and globalization in the Pacific: Vestiges of colonialism?

Perspectives on Global Development and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 109-129

  Finau, Sitaleki A ^a   Wainiqolo, Iris L ^a   Cuboni, Giuseppe G ^a  

^a FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY;

EID: 5044245518     PISSN: 15691500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1569150042036701     Document Type: Article

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