Progress in island health in the Asia-Pacific region
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Hokama, T.
Binns, Colin
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2015Type
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Hokama, T. and Binns, C. 2015. Progress in island health in the Asia-Pacific region. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. 27 (1): pp. 29-32.
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
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The Asia-Pacific region contains many islands, perhaps up to 100-000. The provision of public health and health care to small isolated groups poses particular challenges in the 21st century. The health of island populations has improved over the past 3 decades, but maintaining and improving current levels of health is made more difficult by emigration and the difficulty of maintaining communications.
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