Methodologic approaches to the study of the effect of complex environmental factors on the population's health
Vinokur, I.L.; Gi'ldenskio'ld, R.S.; Ershova, T.N.; Selekhova, G.N.; Tikhomirova, T.N.
Gigiena i Sanitariia 5: 4-7
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-9900 PMID: 2767450 Document Number: 341405
The purpose of the study was to assess the dynamics of complex pollution of urban and occupational environment, territory design, air and water contamination and acoustic regime being taken into account. The technique for calculating the total load on the population was used for environment description. It was based on actual contamination in relation to standard one and the time of its effect. The ratio between total load and population's morbidity was defined. The impact of urban and occupational environment on adult and child morbidity rates was established. Environmental factors were ranked by their effect on population's morbidity rates.