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Commentary. Differentiating the Effects of Fine and Coarse Particles on Daily Mortality in Shanghai, China. Special Issue - Air Pollution: "Coarse" Particles and Health
This article is a commentary on the following study: "Differentiating the effects of fine and coarse particles on daily mortality in Shanghai, China. Kan H, London SJ, Chen G, Zhang Y,...
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Commented analysis. Hospitalizations for childhood asthma and ambient levels of coarse particulate matter: time-series and cross-sectional analyses. Special Issue - Air Pollution: "Coarse" Particulate Matter and Health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Lin M, Chen Y, Burnett RT, Villeneuve PJ, Krewski D. The influence of ambient coarse particulate matter on asthma hospitalization in...
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Air and Health Monitoring Program. Analysis of Short-Term Links Between Urban Air Pollution and Mortality in Nine French Cities
The existence of short-term links between urban air pollution and mortality is now well documented. In France, the Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas) has been studying these...
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Exposures to mosquito repellents reported to poison control centers and toxicovigilance centers, France, 2000–2006.
To describe the acute toxicity of mosquito repellents, cases of exposure to repellents recorded in the national case database of French poison control and toxicovigilance centers (5...
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Infectious disease risks among expatriate humanitarian workers: an exploratory survey of 78 expatriates from "Médecins du Monde."
Humanitarian workers face a significant risk of infection due to potential prolonged exposure and difficult living conditions. During the first quarter of 2007, a questionnaire regarding...
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The emergence of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) has been confirmed in mainland France.
The prevalence and incidence of American human trypanosomiasis (THAm) have declined in Latin America since the launch of regional cross-border initiatives coordinated by the Pan American...
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BCG Vaccination in Private Practice Following the Lifting of the Mandatory Vaccination Requirement. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Under Two Years of Age, Physicians’ Practices, and Parents’ Attitudes Toward Vaccination: Results of a National Survey
Background: Following the suspension of the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement and in light of the risk that vaccination coverage among at-risk infants might decline, the French...
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Saturn-Inf Survey 2008–2009. National survey on the prevalence of lead poisoning and the seroprevalence of infectious diseases among children aged 6 months to 6 years. Protocol
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The Qualitative Effects of Climate Change on Health in France. Report by the Interministerial Working Group
According to experts from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), global warming is already underway, and its impact on health is one of the new priorities of the Executive...
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Key characteristics of the hospital patient population with HIV infection in France in 1996
This survey provides estimates of the number and characteristics of all people living with HIV who visit hospitals; the number of patients in active hospital care has been rising sharply...
