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Health studies conducted around the Gilly-sur-Isère incinerator, France.
The household waste incineration plant in Gilly-sur-Isère was shut down in October 2001 following measurements of very high dioxin concentrations in emissions, at a time when the local...
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Impact of Environmental Exposure to Air Emissions from Municipal Waste Incinerators: Public Health Issues, Responses, and Outlook.
For several decades, incineration has played a significant role in France among household waste treatment methods. This activity has led to particulate and chemical pollution of the...
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Kidney Cancer and Exposure to Trichloroethylene: Are France’s Current Occupational Exposure Limits Adequate?
Background - Various studies have examined the link between exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) and kidney cancer, with conflicting results. Analysis of a case-control study revealed an...
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Radon exposure in homes and lung cancer risk: a pooled analysis of individual-level data from 13 European case-control studies.
Objectives - To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure to the decay products of radon, a naturally occurring gas, in homes. Design - Joint analysis of individual data...
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Editorial. Radon and Lung Cancer: A Call for Public Health Policy.
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Prostate Cancer Surgery in the PMSI, France, 1998
As part of an exploratory analysis of surgical activity for prostate cancer, a study of data from the PMSI database was conducted for the year 1998. The study’s objectives were to: -...
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Injuries Associated with Scooter Use in Quebec, 2000–2001
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Bladder Cancers in the Île-de-France Region: An Epidemiological Study of 971 Patients Admitted for Long-Term Illness
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Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women in France in 1995. Results of a National Perinatal Survey
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HIV infection in correctional facilities: analysis of the "One-Day Survey," trends 1988–1994
Since 1988, the prison administration, in collaboration with the hospital administration, has been conducting a "point-in-time" survey of the medical services in all correctional...
