Medical and biological effects of natural electromagnetic variations

Citation
Vn. Oraevskii et al., Medical and biological effects of natural electromagnetic variations, BIOFIZIKA, 43(5), 1998, pp. 844-848
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
BIOFIZIKA
ISSN journal
00063029 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
844 - 848
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3029(199809/10)43:5<844:MABEON>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Emergency ambulance statistical data accumulated in Moscow during March 198 3 - October 1984 have been analyzed. Diurnal numbers of urgent hospitalizat ion of patients in connection with suicides, mental disorders, myocardial i nfarction, defeats of cerebrum vessels and arterial and venous diseases hav e been examined. Intensity and duration of planetary geomagnetic storms wer e used as magnetic activity indices. Comparison of geomagnetic and medical data rows has shown that at least 75% of magnetic storms caused increase in hospitalization of patients with the above - mentioned diseases on 30-80% at average. The dependence of the value of biotropic effect on the duration of effect and intensity of magnetic storm is observed.