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[The 2nd decree on prevention and control of tuberculosis; new tasks and perspectives for pneumonology in GDR (AUTHOR'S TRANSL)]. 1976

P Steinbruck

At July 1st the tasks of the former chest clinics, now integrated into the polyclinical system as polyclinical departments for respiratory diseases and tuberculosis are fixed and declared by decree and 3 regulations in the field of pneumology. This new orientation is part of the general development of socialist public health system concerning all reactes of health care. The unity of prevention, diagnostics, treatment and surveillance (metaphylaxis) will be emphasized in all respects. The 3 regulations concern the tasks of the polyclinical departments for respiratory diseases and tuberculosis, mass x-ray examinations and BCG-vaccination.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008400	Mass Chest X-Ray	X-ray screening of large groups of persons for diseases of the lung and heart by means of radiography of the chest.	Mass Chest Xray,Mass Chest X Ray,Mass Chest X-Rays,Mass Chest Xrays,X-Ray, Mass Chest,X-Rays, Mass Chest,Xray, Mass Chest,Xrays, Mass Chest
D011634	Public Health	Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.	Community Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Health, Community,Health, Public
D005859	Germany, East	The former German Democratic Republic which was reunified with the former Federal Republic of Germany in 1990.	Democratic Republic of Germany,German Democratic Republic,Germany, Democratic Republic of
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001500	BCG Vaccine	An active immunizing agent and a viable avirulent attenuated strain of MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS, which confers immunity to mycobacterial infections. It is used also in immunotherapy of neoplasms due to its stimulation of antibodies and non-specific immunity.	Bacillus Calmette Guerin Vaccine,Calmette Guerin Bacillus Vaccine,Calmette's Vaccine,Calmette Vaccine,Calmettes Vaccine,Vaccine, BCG,Vaccine, Calmette's
D014397	Tuberculosis, Pulmonary	MYCOBACTERIUM infections of the lung.	Pulmonary Consumption,Pulmonary Phthisis,Pulmonary Tuberculoses,Pulmonary Tuberculosis,Tuberculoses, Pulmonary,Consumption, Pulmonary,Consumptions, Pulmonary,Phthises, Pulmonary,Phthisis, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Consumptions,Pulmonary Phthises