Ay. Polyakov et Kp. Petrunicheva, SCHOOLCHILDREN HEALTH IN WEST SIBERIAN IN DUSTRIALLY DEVELOPED AND RURAL-AREAS, VESTNIK ROSSIISKOI AKADEMII MEDITSINSKIKH NAUK, (7), 1994, pp. 31-32
Medical examinations of the schoolchildren living in West Siberian urb
an and rural ares have revealed a high prevalence of chronic diseases
and functional abnormalities. Children referring to health groups I an
d II were not found. This makes it necessary to perform such studies a
s a component of medical and ecological monitoring and as the basis fo
r children's health promotion.