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Epidemiological surveillance of occupational risks: Why and how?
Occupational factors have a significant impact on public health, generate high costs, and contribute to social inequalities in health. France has a well-developed occupational health...
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BCG: Current Attitudes
Until recently, France’s BCG vaccination policy was based on the initial vaccination of children—which was mandatory before they entered group settings—and the revaccination of children...
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Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas). Short-term relationships between air pollution levels and hospital admissions in eight French cities
Conducted as part of the Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas), this study aims to analyze the short-term relationships between levels of four air pollution indicators (nitrogen...
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Relationships between socioeconomic characteristics and health status, healthcare utilization, and quality of care among people with diabetes, Entred 2001
Objectives - To compare the socioeconomic characteristics of diabetic and general populations, and to examine, within the diabetic population, the relationship between these...
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Gastrointestinal and cardiac symptoms associated with the consumption of a "tomme fermière"-style cheese (Savoie). November 2003
Following a report on November 8, 2003, to the Savoie Department of Social Affairs (DDASS) of three cases of gastrointestinal and cardiac symptoms that occurred in two households within...
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases, Rennes (35). December 2005 – January 2006
Introduction. Between January 2 and 4, 2006, six cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported to the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Ille-et-Vilaine. The...
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Mass food poisoning. Outbreak of gastroenteritis among travelers returning from Egypt. June–July 2005
Introduction. In June 2005, several cases of gastroenteritis were reported among the 64 participants in two consecutive trips to Egypt (June 2–10 and June 10–17, 2005) organized by a...
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The Limited Impact of Harm Reduction on HCV Transmission Among People Who Use Drugs: The Case of the ANRS-Coquelicot Study
Background: In France, a harm reduction policy was implemented in the late 1980s to reduce the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis infections among people who use drugs (PWUD). The...
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Successes and Failures of HBV Vaccination in France: Background and Research Questions
The promotion, in the mid-1990s, of hepatitis B vaccination for preteens and adults at high risk of infection was highly successful in France. Between 1994 and 1998, vaccination coverage...
