RESUMEN

The article covers morbidity and demographic changes in inhabitants of territories subjected to high geochemical load, exemplified by Ust-Kamenogorsk of East Kazakhstan region over 2005-2009. The authors revealed some unfavorable trends in medical and social processes in the region. The most sensitive to anthropogenic pollution are: infant mortality, general morbidity among adolescents and children, primary morbidity among children and adults, when compared to the reference area (Shiutchinsk).

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Ecología , Enfermedades Ambientales/epidemiología , Contaminación Ambiental/efectos adversos , Salud Pública , Población Urbana , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , Ciudades , Enfermedades Ambientales/etiología , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Kazajstán/epidemiología , Morbilidad/tendencias , Estudios Retrospectivos , Adulto Joven