[An objective assessment of the criteria of the efficacy of sanatorium treatment in patients with occupational lung diseases].

The article presents medical examination and clinical data on 117 cases of silicosis, anthracosilicosis, electric welder's pneumoconiosis and dust bronchitis. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures were performed with due account of generally accepted resort treatment recommendations. The data obtained served as a basis for determining the role of different symptoms and results of complimentary medical, including immunologic, techniques, as well as for objective assessment of the effectiveness of resort treatment of occupational diseases.