Incidence of Tonsillitis among the Tundra Population of the Nenets National Okrug

The Nenets National Okrug is the northernmost region of Arkhangel'sk Oblast and it is situated in the Arctic. The ears, noses, and throats of 1233 persons were examined in 1967 in order to study the effect of adaptability to the Arctic Climate and population density on the incidence of tonsilli...

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Main Author: Turusinov,S. V.
Other Authors: ARMY MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION AGENCY WASHINGTON D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Medicine and Medical Research
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*TONSILLITIS
USSR
HUMANS
TRANSLATIONS
EAR
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
ARCTIC REGIONS
THROAT
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
NOSE(ANATOMY)
ADAPTATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
DEER
TUNDRA
Arctic
nenets
Tundra
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA028192
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Summary:The Nenets National Okrug is the northernmost region of Arkhangel'sk Oblast and it is situated in the Arctic. The ears, noses, and throats of 1233 persons were examined in 1967 in order to study the effect of adaptability to the Arctic Climate and population density on the incidence of tonsillitis. They were permanent inhabitants of the Nenets National Okrug (indigenous population). Trans. of Proceedings of a Conference on Acclimatization and Regional Pathology of Man in the Far North (USSR) p182-184 Oct-Nov 69.

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