Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 2000
Comparative Study[Functional capacities of the body and their significance in the assessment of adolescents' health].
Evidence is provided for the necessity of developing criteria for early detection of disorders in adolescence. Based on the results of comprehensive medical examination of 1940 teenagers, the authors have developed standards for an adaptative index. ⋯ There is an association of adaptive capacities with some diseases and the specific features of physical development in adolescents. It is concluded that the adaptative capacities may be used as a criterion for evaluating the health status.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 2000
Comparative Study[State of the visual organ in pupils of a secondary school and a general education school].
The impact of school loads on visual function was studied in 845 pupils from two general educational schools and two lyceums of Izhevsk. The studies confirmed the negative impact of school teaching on the children's vision. Negative trends were most noticeable in junior (1st-5th-form), girls, and children having additional classes, in the lyceums in particular.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · Sep 2000
Comparative Study[Significance of social-hygienic monitoring in the control of environmental quality and population's health].
The paper deals with control of the population's environment and health. It shows the leading role of public health services in this activity. ⋯ The first stage of this process is to determine the population's health status. To estimate the hazard of adverse environmental factors to human health may be a token of success in implementing health-promoting programmes.