Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 1998
Comparative Study[Prevention of health status impairment in children under conditions of the Extreme North].
Under the influence of climatic and geographic conditions of the Arctic, 7-9-year-old children develop some functional tension, as evidenced by studies of their thermal reactions and cardiorespiratory system. Ethnic thermoregulatory features were found, which involved retained sensations of thermal comfort at lower skin temperatures and a higher gradient of skin temperatures in the trunk and extremities. In the morbidity pattern of young school-children, there is a prevalence of acute and chronic respiratory diseases whose major causes are cooling and recooling. The findings suggest that there is a causality of the children's health status and the environmental factors and show it necessary to develop scientifically substantiated preventive and conditioning measures to promote children's health.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 1998
Comparative Study[Social-hygienic aspects of optimization of child nutrition in the Extreme North].
Children's nutrition in the Arctic areas is characterized by deficiencies of major nutrients and some groups of foodstuffs, among which there are lower dietary protein, fat, and vitamin intakes, shortage of meat, fish, dairy products, fresh vegetables and fruits. Based on the studies, the authors propose within the framework of the goal-oriented programme "Children of the North" their complex hygienic recommendations for optimization of nutrition and alimentary status of the Arctic children, involving some functional nutritional elements aimed at improving and promoting their health.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 1998
Comparative Study[Radiation doses in the population of the coastal area of the Kakhovsk Water Reservoir].
The Chernobyl accident resulted in environmental radionuclide pollution in many areas, including the Dnepr river. The water and fish of the Kakhovsk Water Reservoir were under study and tested for 90Sr and 137Cs. ⋯ The fish levels of the above radionuclides were 10-20 times as high as the pre-accident levels. Due to the consumption of fish, the radiation doses of the radionuclides, mainly 90Sr, in the population living in the costal areas of the Kakhovsk Water Reservoir were 20-30 times higher than the pre-accident levels.