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Evaluation of the organized breast cancer screening program in the Isère department.
In late 1990, the department of Isère launched an organized cancer screening program (for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers) targeting women aged 50 to 69. An evaluation of the...
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Breast cancer mortality in departments that have implemented an organized breast cancer screening program since 1990.
The objective of this study is to describe trends (1978–1999) in breast cancer mortality among the general population in the ten departments with long-standing organized screening...
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Editorial. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
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Investigation into SARS in France.
On behalf of the group responsible for the management, surveillance, and investigation of SARS, the author presents the national epidemiological surveillance system for SARS cases: case...
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Premature cancer mortality: a uniquely French phenomenon?
In this article, the authors analyze mortality data from 1980 to 1999. The primary objective of the study is to assess the role of cancer among public health issues, using data on...
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases linked to the Sarlat Hospital, 2002
This article describes the investigation that followed the reporting of four cases of Legionnaires' disease by the Sarlat Hospital to the Dordogne Departmental Health and Social Services...
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The main lesson from the first case of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) imported into France: the need for realistic guidelines.
In France, the management of confirmed and suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is based on a report by the High Committee for Public Health (HCSPF). This 2001 report...
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Editorial. Travel Medicine: Accidental Mortality, Infectious Morbidity.
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Conditions observed upon return from or following travel to tropical countries.
The range of illnesses observed upon return from the tropics remains poorly understood despite their prevalence: approximately 50 million people travel to developing countries each year,...
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The incidence of cervical cancer has been steadily declining in France
