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Organized Breast Cancer Screening Program: Trends in Early Indicators
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Estimating the Impact of Organized Screening on Breast Cancer Mortality: Context, Methodology, and Feasibility
In France, a pilot program for organized breast cancer screening began in 1989 and was gradually expanded to all departments. The primary goal of systematic breast cancer screening is to...
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Trends in hospitalizations for asthma in mainland France, 1998–2002
Introduction: Since hospitalizations for asthma attacks serve as an indicator of inadequate care, trends in asthma-related hospitalizations in metropolitan France between 1998 and 2002...
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Epidemiological evaluation of the four "pilot" departments
To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening for...
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Editorial. June 15, 2007: Entry into force of the new International Health Regulations
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Assessment of the role of organochlorine compounds in breast cancer risk
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Departmental estimates of colorectal cancer incidence in France based on hospital data, 1999–2003
Background. - In France, cancer incidence is measured by departmental cancer registries, which cover 15% of the population. Cancer incidence is estimated at the national and regional...
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Cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in mainland France in 2007
Data from the carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning surveillance system established in mainland France are intended to guide public health initiatives and assess their impact over time and...
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Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in France in 2003. National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003
Key points: - Seven probable cases of SARS, including four confirmed cases, were detected in France in 2003, out of 437 possible cases reported to the InVS. The index case (confirmed...
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The global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
This article provides an overview of the global SARS epidemic: its history, the current situation, modes of transmission, the international response, and future prospects.
