@article{3198,
  keywords = {Amyloidosis, Arteriosclerosis, Disease Outbreaks, Empyema, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, History, 20th Century, Humans, Papua New Guinea, Physicians, Wounds and Injuries},
  author = {Cooke RA},
  title = {Changing patterns of disease in Papua New Guinea over a period of 40 years from 1962. Pathology encountered in a stoneage culture by the first western-trained doctors who entered the country.},
  abstract = {<p>The diseases observed in Papua New Guinea coastal and highland people were described: segmental enteritis necroticans caused by the ingestion of pig meat contaminated with Clostridium welchii type C; chest empyemas caused by thoracostomies performed by village doctors because of ancient superstition; traumatic injuries; primary and secondary (lepromatous leprosy or tuberculosis) amylosis; slow prominent atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction.</p>},
  year = {2003},
  journal = {Arkhiv patologii},
  volume = {65},
  pages = {45-50},
  month = {2003 Jan-Feb},
  issn = {0004-1955},
  language = {eng},
}