[The importance of prophylactic fluorographic studies for the timely diagnosis of lung diseases]. / Znachenie profilakticheskikh fliuorograficheskikh issledovanii dlia svoevremennoi diagnostiki zabolevanii legkikh.

Analysis of the results of fluorographic screening of the population in the city of Kiev and Zaporozhye region suggests unadvisability of carrying out mass chest X-rays examination if the tuberculosis morbidity is less than 30 per 100,000. Also, prophylactic fluorography of the population being performed once in 2-3 years fails to ensure timely diagnosis of bronchitis, bronchiectasis and lung cancer.