title: [Tuberculosis morbidity in the USSR population and basic trends of its dynamics].
abstract: Data on tuberculosis morbidity covering the period 1950-1989 are presented: special features of tuberculosis epidemiology for the studied period are emphasized; grouping of the republics is given by tuberculosis morbidity rates and pattern; difficulties encountered in tuberculosis prevention and detection are discussed which can adversely affect the decline of tuberculosis mortality rates.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zhukova
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Punga
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Kovaleva
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Rybka
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nefedov
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nagornyĭ
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Zabolevaemost' tuberkulezom naseleniia SSSR i osnovnye tendentsii ee dinamiki.