ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Health Status of Population Living in High Ecological Risk Areas in Poland
II. Specific Mortality Rates in the Period 1988-1993
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Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, ul . Kościelna 13, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 1997;6(5):29-33
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ABSTRACT
The health status of the population living in high ecological risk areas in Poland is described at the level of specific mortality rates due to chosen diseases. The analysis of temporal trends over the period 1988-1993 is included . Specific mortality rates standardized according to 1991 demographic structures are compared between HERAs and areas outside HERAs. The study indicates higher mortality in the HERAs due to "civilization-related" diseases and diseases attributable to environmental degradation.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.