The dynamics of mortality from hypothermia in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for the period 2006-2015
https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2018.62.18
Abstract
The article presents an analysis of mortality from total body hypothermia in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic for the period from 2006 to 2015. Dynamics shows persistent trends of reducing deaths from the defined causes, the frequency of which depends on the place of residence (territorial zone), the season of the year, the age and length of stay.
About the Authors
A. G. Egorova
Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Egorova Aitalina Grigorievna - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Chief Scientific Officer, Head of Department
677010 Yakutsk, 4 Sergelyakhskoe Shosse, Yakutsk
N. S. Arkhipova
Yakut Science Centre of Complex Medical Problems
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Arkhipova Natalia Spartakovna - Candidate of Medical Sciences, senior researcher, cardiologist
677010 Yakutsk, 4 Sergelyakhskoe Shosse, Yakutsk
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Egorova A.G., Arkhipova N.S. The dynamics of mortality from hypothermia in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for the period 2006-2015. Yakut Medical Journal. 2018;(2):64-67. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2018.62.18
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