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Airports and Air Pollution: What Are the Health Impacts? Special Issue. Airport Areas
The health impact of airports is a topical issue, and assessing it requires taking into account all activities within airport zones. People living in these zones and their surrounding...
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From the Decision-Maker's Perspective. Special Issue: Airport Areas
Air travel is the mode of transportation experiencing the fastest growth. While air traffic is concentrated at a few major hubs, residential development has gradually encroached on the...
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2004 Vaccination Schedule. Opinion of the French High Council for Public Health, March 19, 2004
The vaccination schedule outlines the vaccinations recommended for people living in France based on their age. It therefore summarizes the "general" vaccination recommendations issued by...
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A Study of Risk Factors for Secondary Skin Infections in Children with Chickenpox Treated at the Hospital
In June 2002, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Group (GPIP) reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance an increase in severe cases of chickenpox requiring...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution: Concepts and Methods
The scientific knowledge accumulated to date regarding the health effects of air pollution makes it possible to propose a method for quantifying these effects in terms of the number of...
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Cases of active tuberculosis reported in France in 2006.
The results presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in France during 2006 under mandatory reporting requirements. In 2006, the number of reported cases of active...
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Asthma: Prevalence and Impact on Daily Life. Analysis of Data from the INSEE 2003 Ten-Year Health Survey
The 2003 Ten-Year Health Survey, conducted among a representative sample of households in metropolitan France, assessed respiratory health using a self-administered questionnaire...
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Chronic Bronchitis: Prevalence and Impact on Daily Life. Analysis of Data from the 2002–2003 INSEE Health Survey
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of healthcare utilization, disability, and mortality. Although the two conditions are not identical, the prevalence of...
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Non-insulin-treated diabetes: the relationship between the availability of long-term care and the quality of medical follow-up Data from 2001
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Epidemiology of Legionnaires' disease in France in 2005
Legionellosis is a disease that has only recently been described, and surveillance for it has been stepped up in recent years. In 2005, 1,527 cases were reported, corresponding to an...
