living In Berlin, children are, on average, slightly sicker than children in Hamburg, Munich or other big cities. To a on Tuesday in the capital published study by the University of Bielefeld on behalf of the DAK-health. So more common virus diseases (plus 24 percent), influenza (plus eleven percent), or mental behavioral disorders, such as ADHD (plus five percent) than the average for the large cities diagnosed.
"in Our Report, that the difference between the cities in terms of health is bigger than I thought", - said the head of the DAK-country representative in Berlin, Volker Röttsches. Developmental disorders were observed in Berlin more often (plus six percent).
This is the case for voice and speech disorders that were treated, four percent more often in children in Berlin as in other big cities. Ten percent more frequently diagnosed in children and adolescents depression. For the representative study Bielefeld University analysed data from more than 26,000 children. (CBA)
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