Feasibility test results of the Practical Approach to Lung Health in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Setting: Ambulatory health centres in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Objective: To assess the results of training family doctors in Practical Approach to Lung Health (PAL) techniques.

Design: Comparison of the results of two surveys, before (baseline) and after (impact) training on PAL guidelines.

[Complex assessment of nicotine dependence using questionnaires and measurement of carbon oxide concentration in exhaled air].

Aim: To study nicotine dependence (ND) basing on special questionnaires and measurement of CO concentrations in the exhaled air.

Material And Methods: 350 smokers (318 males and 32 females) aged 20-57 years (mean age 37.1 +/- 7.