@article{1420,
  keywords = {Amyloidosis, Geography, Humans, leprosy, Malaria, New Guinea, Tuberculosis},
  author = {Anders R F and Price M A and Wilkey I S},
  title = {Geographical distribution of amyloidosis in Papua New Guinea.},
  abstract = {<p>During an 11 year period 73 cases of amyloidosis were diagnosed at Port Moresby General Hospital as a result of histological examination of autopsy or biopsy material. No case of amyloidosis came from either the Highlands or North Coast regions although these two areas together accounted for 16% of the medical admissions at the hospital and made up a similar percentage of Port Moresby's Papua New Guinean population. Within the sub-district in which Port Moresby is situated there was a much higher incidence of amyloidosis in the inland, more sparsely populated, census divisions of the sub-district. Aetiological factors which may be related to the common occurrence of amyloidosis in Papua New Guinea are discussed in light of the observed geographical distribution of cases.</p>},
  year = {1976},
  journal = {Tropical and geographical medicine},
  volume = {28},
  pages = {273-82},
  month = {1976 Dec},
  issn = {0041-3232},
  language = {eng},
}