Mortality Characteristics of Two Populations in the Northern Mediterranean (Croatia) in the Period 1960–2012
An Ecological Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15501416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Doričić (0000-0002-4948-956X, University of Rijeka, corresponding author), Tanja Ćorić (0000-0001-5084-287X, University of Rijeka), Morana Tomljenović (0000-0003-2472-6087, University of Rijeka), Danijela Lakošeljac (0000-0003-0706-961X, University of Rijeka), Amir Muzur (0000-0002-9770-6733, University of Rijeka), Branko Kolaric (0000-0003-0203-7897, University of Rijeka) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2591-2591 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15112591 |
| PMID | 30463348 |
| OpenAlex | W2901148254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In the second half of the 20th century, the town of Bakar (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia), where a coking plant was operational 1978−1994, experienced intensive industrialisation. The town of Mali Lošinj (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia) in this period based its economy on non-industrial sectors. The study goal was comparing mortality characteristics of these populations in the northern Mediterranean for 1960−2012. An ecological study design was used. Data were analysed for 1960−2012 for the deceased with recorded place of residence in the study area. Data on the deceased for 1960−1993 were taken from death reports, for 1994−2012 from digital archives of the Teaching Institute of Public Health, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Data on causes of death for 1960−1994 were recoded to the three-digit code of underlying cause of death according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD−10). Among studied populations significant difference was found among the causes of deaths coded within ICD−10 chapters: neoplasms (particularly stomach carcinoma), mental and behavioural disorders and diseases of the respiratory system (particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD)). Increase in mortality from neoplasms, increase in respiratory diseases for the area exposed to industrial pollution, also stomach carcinoma and COPD particularly in the town Bakar require further research
Archaeology · Cause of death · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Pathology · Residence · Socioeconomics · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |