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Commented analysis. Preterm births: interaction between traffic-related air pollution and local macroeconomic data in Los Angeles County. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Ponce NA, Hoggatt KJ, Wilhelm M, and Ritz B. Preterm birth: the interaction of traffic-related air pollution with economic hardship...
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Commented analysis. Associations between income, air pollution, and mortality: a cohort study. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Finkelstein MM, Jerrett M, De Luca P; Finkelstein N, Verma DK, Chapman K, Sears MR. Relationship between income, air pollution, and...
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Commented analysis. Do socioeconomic characteristics alter the short-term association between air pollution and mortality? Findings from a neighborhood-level time series in Hamilton, Canada. Special issue. Air pollution, socioeconomic status, and health
This article is a commentary on the following study: Jerrett M, Burnett RT, Brook J, Kanaroglou P, Giovis C, Finkelstein N, and Hutchison B. Do socioeconomic characteristics modify the...
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Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in the Île-de-France Region in 2005. Epidemiological Assessment of the First Year of the New National Surveillance System
Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of death from poisoning, but the true extent of this public health problem remains poorly understood at the national level. Given...
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Commented analysis. Ambient particulate air pollution, heart rate variability, inflammatory and blood parameters in older adults. Special issue. Air pollution and older adults: risk assessment
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Environ. Health Perspect. 2004; 112(3):339-45. The objective of this study is to investigate statistical relationships...
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Evaluation of methods for monitoring the treatment of tuberculosis patients using the TB-info software, France, January 1996–December 2003.
In France, tuberculosis has been a reportable disease since 1964. Until now, mandatory reporting has been the sole source of information on the epidemiological situation. Two...
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Composition and characteristics of cannabis samples collected from users at four sites in France, 2004
The composition of cannabis products (herb, resin, oil), whose active ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is a subject of debate in France and across Europe. Until now, the...
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What does the National Diabetes Surveillance Program tell us? Data from the ENTRED study.
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in France: surveillance and management, 1992–2002.
The National Reference Center for Mycobacterial Resistance to Antituberculosis Drugs (CNR-RMA) works alongside other national agencies to monitor mycobacterial resistance to antibiotics....
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Tuberculosis in London: What Measures Are Being Taken to Control It?
In Western European countries, as in other countries where the incidence of tuberculosis is low, the disease is primarily a problem in large cities. London, with a population of...
