[Medical-and-social aspects of prevalence of alcoholism among women in the city of Astrakhan].

The scale of labor losses from unexpected or premature death of women in Astrakhan due to alcohol abuse is extensive; it made 10,935 man-years in 1996-1999. The average annual labor losses made 2733.75 man-years.

[Assessment of the physical development of children using the centile method].

In the course of a long-term socio-hygienic study characteristics of the physical development of the population in the city of Astrakhan were determined. All the methods used in the study were examined in succession. The objective advantages of the physical development standards estimated by centile method over standards estimated according to the scale of regression were substantiated.