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Organized Breast Cancer Screening Program: Trends in Early Indicators.
This article presents the 2000 results of the evaluation of early indicators for France’s organized breast cancer screening program and trends from 1989 to 2000: impact indicators,...
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Implications of the new guidelines for evaluation indicators in organized breast cancer screening.
The framework for the organized breast cancer screening program is the set of specifications established by the Directorate General for Health, and the framework for evaluation...
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Outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to contamination of the drinking water distribution system in the municipality of Divonne-les-Bains, Ain (01). August–September 2003
In early September 2003, following reports to health authorities of an increase in cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in a municipality in the Ain department, and of an anomaly in the...
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Breast cancer screening: What do we know today about the expected benefits?
This document follows a series of articles published in several French newspapers and journals during the first half of 2006 that questioned the benefits of breast cancer screening. The...
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The AIDS Situation Among the Foreign Population Residing in France from the Start of the Epidemic Through June 1998
The AIDS epidemic among foreign nationals residing in France has been little studied. A report from the Institut de Veille Sanitaire has just been published. This article presents its...
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in France
This article is based on a document published in May 1999 by the Directorate General for Health and intended for physicians practicing in regions affected by Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal...
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Meningococcal Infections in France in 1997
Reporting meningococcal infections allows for the early implementation of preventive measures among contacts of confirmed cases. It also aims to determine the frequency, trends, and key...
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Workplace HIV Infections Among Healthcare Workers in France: An Update as of June 30, 1998
The surveillance system for occupational HIV infections among healthcare workers in France, established in 1990, provides data on the number of cases, trends over time, and case...
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Invasive infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, meningococcus, pneumococcus, and Group A and Group B streptococci in France in 1997. Trends from 1991 to 1997
The EPIBAC network is a network of hospital microbiology laboratories whose objective is to monitor certain community-acquired invasive infections. EPIBAC aims to estimate the incidence...
