Methodology of population health evaluation and prognostication at the regional level: to the 5th anniversary of Novgorod Scientific Center of the North-West Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science

The article presents main results of the activities of Novgorod Scientific Center of the north-western division of Russian Academy of Medical Science during the last 5-year period. There is a critical evaluation of application of both parameter and non-parameter statistic methods in scientific researches as well as a presentation of basic approaches to improvement of statistic analysis methodology in medicine. There were developed mathematical models, and on their basis there were calculated indices of integral evaluation and prognostication of the population health. There have been carried out detailed studies of clinical and epidemiological aspects of arterial hypertension and hiv infection. Main directions in improvement of methodology of the studies on the population health have been defined at the regional level.