Introduction - The objective of this study is to identify cultural, social, and economic factors related to diet that are associated with the development of obesity and to describe...

Introduction - The objective of this study is to identify, based on a representative sample of the population, the factors that may underlie compulsive drinking behavior among drinkers...

Introduction: First introduced in 2004, e-cigarettes are used by millions of people worldwide, including many smokers, as an aid to smoking cessation. However, their role in tobacco...

Objectives: This study describes the use of gradual smoking cessation compared to abrupt cessation among smokers seen at smoking cessation clinics in France. Methods: Follow-up data from...

Objective - To quantify the impact of artificial UV exposure on the incidence of skin melanoma in France and on mortality. Methods - We estimated the attributable fraction using the...

Introduction - Lung cancer mortality is the most specific indicator of the health effects of tobacco. We present its trends in France since the 1950s and discuss the results in light of...

The Health Barometers of the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) provide regular monitoring of epidemiological indicators in the general population. These are...

The Nicolle telephone survey, conducted in 2005–2006 by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) with scientific support from the French Institute for Public...

In France, the ban on smoking in public places took effect in February 2007 for workplaces, shopping centers, airports, train stations, hospitals, and schools. In January 2008, it was...