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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water and Health Risks: A Review of Epidemiological Data. Quantitative Assessment of Health Risks in Auvergne
Arsenic is widely found in nature. Its inorganic form has been classified as a definite human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer since 1980. The maximum...
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Estimation of the collective health impact of soil contamination by radioactivity in Gif-sur-Yvette
From 1904 to 1957, the Société Nouvelle du Radium site in Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne) was home to industrial operations involving the extraction of radium and the production of radium...
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Investigation of health incidents at Ernest Hemingway Middle School in Port-en-Bessin
On March 19 and 20, 2001, the Institute for Health Surveillance responded to an emergency request from the DGS to conduct an epidemiological investigation at Ernest Hemingway Middle...
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The Relevance of Lead Poisoning Screening in the Vicinity of the Pontchardon Foundry (Orne). A Review of Available Data for Assessing Population Exposure to Environmental Lead
In response to local requests, the Institute for Health Surveillance has, at the request of the Ministry of Health, undertaken a study aimed at developing a methodological guide...
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2002 Evaluation Report on the campaign conducted by GEPIE (Study and Prevention Group for Infections in Children) promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in children. Alpes-Maritimes, 1999–2005
Antibiotic resistance among bacteria responsible for community-acquired respiratory infections (notably Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae) is becoming a major public...
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A New System for Monitoring Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. InVS Scientific Conference, Paris, December 3–4, 2002
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Validity of the diagnostic test for carbon monoxide poisoning using exhaled CO measurements. InVS Scientific Conference, Paris, December 3–4, 2002
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Assessment of health risks to local residents following prolonged exposure to pollutants from the household waste landfill at a location known as La Bistade
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Assessment of environmental exposure to asbestos as part of a health risk assessment in Andouillé, Mayenne
The hamlet of Rochefort, in the municipality of Andouillé (Mayenne), is built around a former asbestos processing plant that operated until 1952. On the industrial site, which has been...
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Gay Barometer 2000: Results of the First Survey of Patrons at Parisian Gay Venues
The resurgence of risky behavior regarding HIV and STDs among gay men, observed both abroad and in France, has led to the expansion of the system for studying and monitoring preventive...
