title: [Comprehensive analysis of the health status of the Moscow population].
abstract: Several aspects of the Moscow population health are analyzed: quality of life is compared with that in other world megalopolises, medico-demographic values and causes of death in the city are compared with those in other Russian cities, and morbidity in various population groups (children, adolescents, adults) is compared with that in other regions of the Russian Federation. Basic features of the health status of Muscovites are analyzed, as are some negative regularities in the time course of health characteristics, common for the critical period of development of Russia and leading to decrease of birth rate, increase of mortality of capable population, decrease of the expected life span, and increase in the incidence of contagious and other diseases.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Leshkevich
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Tarasova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009031:Moscow; D011634:Public Health