[The occupational morbidity of workers in the foundry shops of Russia].

Epidemiologic studies concerning the occupational morbidity of the foundry workers were carried out for the first time within the Russian Federation. Studies revealed the causes of diseases during 13 years, helped to create the structure and prevalence of entities and analysed the parameters of development and course of diseases, which helped to define the risk groups in silicosis and vibration disease formation and establish the prophylactic measures.