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AIDS, HIV, and STIs: A Review of the Data in 2002. Program and Presentations from the Public Information Day on AIDS, HIV, and STIs, November 20, 2002
Across the 51 countries of the WHO European Region, the rate of new HIV diagnoses remains stable in Western Europe (54.9 cases per million population in 2001) and Central Europe (7 to 10...
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Anonymous and Free HIV Testing Program: A Look at Those Who Sought Testing. National Survey, June/July 1999
To encourage voluntary, individual HIV testing, anonymous and free testing clinics (CDAG) were established in 1988 in every department. The program has proven its ability to reach, more...
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Quality of life, mental health, and the environment.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), quality of life is: "an individual’s perception of their place in life, within the context of the culture and value systems in which...
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Eradication of polio
The success of the global eradication of smallpox, certified in 1980, encouraged the World Health Organization to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. At that time,...
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Suicide mortality among young people in France in 1997 and trends since 1980
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Air pollution and health. At first glance, it might not seem obvious... but it really is!
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Short-term associations between urban air pollution and respiratory mortality: the role of time-series studies. The case of the 9-city study (PSAS-9)
Time-series studies in the field of air pollution aim to test and quantify potential short-term relationships between daily time series of ambient air pollution levels and daily time...
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Impact of Soil Pollution in the Noyelles-Godault and Auby Industrial Area on Human Health. Summary
The lead found today in the air, soil, water, food, and dust stems primarily from past and present human activities. The public is exposed to lead through multiple routes: inhalation of...
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AIDS, HIV, and STDs: A Review of the Data in 2001
While HIV testing activity at anonymous and free testing centers (CDAGs) had remained stable since 1995, the number of positive HIV test results has been rising since 1998 among both men...
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Anonymous and Free HIV Testing Services (CDAG): Report on HIV Testing Activities, France, 2000
Free and anonymous screening clinics (CDAG) were established in 1988 within healthcare facilities and venereal disease clinics to facilitate HIV testing by addressing concerns related to...
