[A system of comprehensive screening for tuberculosis and other chronic diseases of the respiratory organs in a rural area].

Pulmonary disease screening system, including fluorography, interview and external respiration function tests was used in 6 regions of this country. Out of 90,262 people examined, 23,360 persons were subjected to external respiration function test. As a result of the screening, the following conditions were detected: active tuberculosis in 0.02-0.8%, lung cancer in 0.02-0.3%, X-ray positive and X-ray negative chronic non-specific bronchopulmonary diseases in 0.12-3.7% and 7.7-15.2% of these cases, respectively.