Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia
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Comparative Study
[Climate conditions and ambient air quality as risk factors for mortality in Moscow].
Analysis of time rows (daily values of mortality, temperature and pollution of ambient air) proved that present climate warming in Moscow, more subnormally hot and cold days influences level of mortality with all causes except external - with cardiovascular diseases (IHD, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular diseases including cerebrovascular accidents), chronic diseases of lower respiratory tract including bronchial asthma - especially in older age group. Heat waves are associated with significantly increased mortality. Zone of temperature comfort for Moscow, associated with minimal mortality values, is within -20 to +20 C interval.
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The article deals with characteristics and features of morbidity structure among population in area influenced by space rockets launching.
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Polling technique helped to study importance of industrial and nonindustrial noise for able-bodied humans, influence of the noise on health and general feeling. The authors demonstrated increased share of working population exposed constantly to intensive noise at work, or at the house, or both. Finding was strong correlation between presence of noise at workplace and general feeling of the worker, high value of harm produced by industrial and household noise in individuals with impaired hearing.