The report discusses a computerized system of early detection of gastrointestinal diseases and risk group formation using special formalized questionnaires to be filled by industrial enterprise personnel. Endoscopic examination of 1,240 followed-up patients detected stomach cancer in 32 cases, gastric and duodenal ulcer--195, gastric polyps--37 and various forms of gastritis--in 766 cases. As a result of a computerized processing of the questionnaire-based data, 1,084 subjects were referred to group I. An endoscopic examination of this group carried out at a plant's medical station identified stomach cancer in 13 cases, gastric and duodenal ulcer--110, gastric polyp--46 and various forms of gastritis--in 803 cases.
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