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[Hygienic aspects of urinary system developing pathology in children (review)]
Abstract:
The paper deals with the impact of environmental factors of industrial cities and towns on children's health. Particular emphasis is laid on urinary tract pathology since the kidney is a xenobiotically exposed target organ. The main criteria for a risk of environment-induced diseases are ambient air pollution, low drinking water quality, soil heavy metal pollution, etc. The review covers the pathogenetic mechanisms and clinical features of the manifestation of renal diseases in children living in the regions with different heavy metal-loaded environment.
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