Occurrence of Pediatric Diseases in Relation to the Environment, Seasons and Atmospheric Phenomena(weather).

Yun, Duk Jin; Park, Kyung Sook; Hwang, Han Kee; Ahn, Chi Ok; Yun, Do Kwang; Kwon, Yung Jo; Park, Dong Chul; Yun, Yong Hwang; Nam, Chung Mo

Original Article

Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine 1989;22(2): 283-289.

Duk Jin Yun, Kyung Sook Park, Han Kee Hwang, Chi Ok Ahn, Do Kwang Yun, Yung Jo Kwon, Dong Chul Park, Yong Hwang Yun, Chung Mo Nam

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to investigate the association of the occurrence of pediatric disease with environmental, seasonal and atmospheric factors. The data were collected at 5 pediatric clinics in Seoul and the Department of Pediatrics of Yongin Severance Hospital from May 1986 to April 1987. The results were as follows: 1. Vacation periods had a great influence upon the occurrence of pediatric diseases. 2. The majority of pediatric diseases occurred mainly in spring and autumn, not in summer and winter. 3. The higher the average relative humidity was, the less diseases occurred; and the higher the maximum change of daily temperature, the more diseases occurred. 4. In summer, the pattern of diseases varied along with the environmental factors(eg., toilet).