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Health Impact of Chlordecone Use in the French West Indies. Recommendations for Research and Public Health Initiatives. Summary. October 2009. Document submitted for consultation
Martinique and Guadeloupe continue to suffer from environmental pollution caused by chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide used in banana plantations from 1973 to 1993. The...
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Estimation of vaccination coverage in the private sector based on a sample of general practitioners’ patients in France, 2004–2009
Currently, vaccination coverage among young children is estimated based on 24-month health certificates. While this data source provides satisfactory estimates, it remains slow to...
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Estimates of vaccination coverage at 24 months based on 24-month health certificates, 2004–2007
The 24-month health certificate is the primary tool for estimating vaccination coverage among young children. Until 2004, county councils reported aggregated data; since 2004, they have...
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Calibration of the MCO PMSI for monitoring myocardial infarctions. Year 2003
The objective of this study was to calibrate the national database of short-stay hospitalizations (PMSI MCO) for the surveillance of hospitalized myocardial infarctions. To this end, the...
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Prevalence and Incidence of Diabetes, and Diabetes-Related Mortality in France. An Epidemiological Overview
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Clinical guidelines for the management of patients exposed to Bacillus anthracis in natural settings
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Report on the Surveillance of Campylobacter Infections in Humans in France in 2009. Summary
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Epidemiological evaluation of organized colorectal cancer screening in France. Results of pilot programs beyond the first screening campaign
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Surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in mainland France in 2005. Quantitative assessment using the three-source capture-recapture method
In France, the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is assessed through the mandatory reporting system (MRS). The completeness of the system is regularly evaluated using...
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network. 2008 Results
Controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in healthcare facilities has been a priority of the National Program for the Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections...
