Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.2.2.9
Climatotherapeutic possibilities of Croatia
Nada Pleško
; Državni meteorološki zavod, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Today is obvious course in the world to select the favourable climate for the climatotherapeutic treatment of certain diseases, and such areas are known as climatic health resorts. The four main areas were selected for climatotherapy: -areas along the coast (thalassotherapy), -areas surrounding thermal springs (balneotherapy), -mountainous, not windy, areas (high altitude therapy). -A fourth possibility for climatotherapy is transfer of large groups of people from unfavourable climates to areas with favourable ones.
Republic of Croatia is rich with regions of favourable climates for all four kinds of climatotherapy and health tourism, especially if we include still yet a clean air and clean sea. A proof for climatic conditions quality can provide only the long time performed meteorological measurements at places of interest.
hi the article are discussed meteorological indices, today most frequently used in Croatia, for a bioclimate estimation, and a content of "CLIMATE AND BIOCLIMATE REVIEW (PROSPECT)". Such prospects could be made for many places with tradition in climatotherapy and they are quoted. "Climate and bioclimate review" gives to doctors, patients or tourists detail information about a climate for each ten days during the year, and about a bioclimate additionally for morning, midday and evening. Prospect enables to choice, in dependence of health state, a most suitable period for coming to Croatia, and also comprises information useful for nautical navigation and for a health resort economic management.
Keywords
climate; bioclimate; climatotherapy; prospect
Hrčak ID:
182413
URI
Publication date:
30.12.1996.
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