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ProSanté Study 2010–2011. A study on the health status, access to healthcare, and access to rights of people engaged in prostitution encountered in social and medical facilities
The National Federation of Associations for Reception and Social Reintegration (FNARS) and the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) conducted a study on the health of...
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A descriptive study of psittacosis in humans in southwestern and western France, 2008–2009
To estimate the incidence of psittacosis, describe the characteristics of hospitalized cases, and assess the relevance of psittacosis surveillance, the French Institute for Public...
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Surveillance of blood-spill incidents in French healthcare facilities in 2010. AES-Raisin 2010 Results
Under the auspices of the Network for the Reporting, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections, and in collaboration with the Study Group on Healthcare Workers’ Risk of...
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Spatio-temporal distribution of cancer cases in the Gilly-sur-Isère region (Savoie). Progress report: mortality analysis
This work was carried out under the operating agreement between the Institute for Health Surveillance and the Isère Departmental Cancer Registry.
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Application of the capture-recapture method to fire victims who died after being transferred to a hospital, mainland France, 2007
In France, epidemiological surveillance of fire-related deaths is primarily based on three data sources: mortality data from the Center for Epidemiology on Causes of Death (CépiDc)...
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Single-use chemical breathalyzer: What are the risks?
The requirement to carry single-use chemical breathalyzers in all motor vehicles on land as of July 1, 2012 (Decree No. 2012-284 of February 28, 2012) prompted the Directorate General...
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Epidemiological response to a disaster. Examples of three European disasters
Disasters are a major public health issue because they affect large groups of people and have short-, medium-, and long-term physical, psychological, and social consequences. In a...
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A Comparison of Three European Countries (the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France) in Terms of Epidemiological Response and Disaster Preparedness. Practicum Thesis
Disasters pose a major public health challenge, as they can have direct and indirect consequences for the health of populations and, consequently, impact health systems. After a...
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Cancer Survival in France, 1989–2007: A Study Based on Cancer Registries from the Francim Network
Collaborative study: Francim Network, Biostatistics Department of the Hospices Civils de Lyon, French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, National Cancer Institute. The main...
