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World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2010 [Editorial]
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Tobacco use by socioeconomic category and industry sector. Methodological tool for epidemiology. Accompanying note
The report "Tobacco Use by Socio-Professional Category and Economic Sector" presents, for the first time in France, estimates of tobacco use by occupation and economic sector. These data...
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Suicide and Employment in France: Initial Analysis of Available Data
Suicidal behavior is a complex, multifactorial process. While it is currently difficult to determine the exact number of work-related suicides, certain data do exist that allow us to...
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Health Impacts of Climate Change in France. What Are the Challenges for the InVS?
Several health risks and environmental events that are likely to be exacerbated by climate change are commonly identified in the literature: the emergence or re-emergence of infectious...
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Factors Influencing the Return to Blood Lead Levels Below the Toxicity Threshold in the Île-de-France Region (1992–2006)
Background. Given the serious health consequences of lead poisoning (blood lead levels [Pb] of 100 mg/L or higher), the objectives of this study were to estimate the time required and to...
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Impact of the ban on smoking in public places on hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome in France: the EVINCOR-PMSI study, preliminary results.
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Tobacco prices in France and their impact on sales and consumption.
Introduction - Cigarette prices rose by 6% on two occasions, in August 2007 and October 2009, yet sales did not decline. This differs from what was observed in 2003 and 2004, when prices...
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The Impact of the Smoking Ban in Public Places on the Risk of Heart Attack.
Introduction - Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of myocardial infarction by 25% to 30%. Thirteen epidemiological studies and two recent meta-analyses have assessed the...
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Trends in tobacco consumption in France from 1999 to 2008.
Introduction - In France, the 2003–2007 Cancer Plan marked the third phase of active public policy against tobacco. An examination of available statistical sources from 1999 to 2008...
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An update on the lung cancer epidemic caused by smoking.
Introduction - Lung cancer mortality is the most specific indicator of the health effects of tobacco. We present its trends in France since the 1950s and discuss the results in light of...
