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Pilot Study on Workplaces: Identification and Post-Occupational Medical Follow-up of Retired Employees Who Were Exposed to Asbestos. The Role and Function of the CPAM Health Examination Centers. April 2001
Work-related cancers most often develop after very long latency periods. This is the case with cancers linked to asbestos exposure, most of which develop several decades after exposure...
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Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning Near Industrial Sources of Lead. An Analysis of the Relevance of Implementing Screening: From Environmental Diagnosis to Exposure Estimation. Volume 1
Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning. Several environmental sources can contribute to their exposure. Since 1985, the degradation of paints used in homes until 1948...
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Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning in Areas Near Industrial Sources of Lead. Volume 2. Organization of Screening Programs and Trends in the Effectiveness of Exposure Reduction Measures.
Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning. Several environmental sources can contribute to their exposure. Since 1985, the degradation of paints used in homes until 1948...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of the Chernobyl Accident in France: Epidemiological Surveillance System, Current State of Knowledge, Risk Assessment, and Outlook
This joint report by the IPSN and the InVS addresses the following topics in turn: an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding both the health consequences of the Chernobyl...
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HIV-HCV Coinfection in Hospitals. National Survey, June 2001
Combination therapies delay progression to AIDS, and patients coinfected with HIV and HCV now develop serious HCV-related complications. For the first time, a study provides a national...
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Anonymous and Free HIV Testing Program: A Look at Those Who Sought Testing. National Survey, June/July 1999
To encourage voluntary, individual HIV testing, anonymous and free testing clinics (CDAG) were established in 1988 in every department. The program has proven its ability to reach, more...
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Impact of Soil Pollution in the Noyelles-Godault and Auby Industrial Area on Human Health. Summary
The lead found today in the air, soil, water, food, and dust stems primarily from past and present human activities. The public is exposed to lead through multiple routes: inhalation of...
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AIDS, HIV, and STDs: A Review of the Data in 2001
While HIV testing activity at anonymous and free testing centers (CDAGs) had remained stable since 1995, the number of positive HIV test results has been rising since 1998 among both men...
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Health Impacts of Cleanup Operations Following the Pollution Caused by the Erika Shipwreck: Assessment and Prevention. Summary of Available Data and Recommendations
Volunteers and professionals who participated in cleanup operations at sites contaminated by the oil spill and in the treatment of affected birds were exposed to various chemicals...
