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Drug use among adolescents and young adults between 2000 and 2005, France
Introduction - Epidemiological surveillance of drug use among adolescents and young adults is a priority for public authorities. This report summarizes the most recent findings published...
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Transgender Individuals: Circumstances and Lifestyle, Perceived Health, and Sexual Behaviors. Results of an Exploratory Online Survey, 2007
Introduction - Few studies have been published on sexual minorities—lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals—who remain poorly understood, even though knowledge about the male...
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Public Health Act. What impact will this have on the missions of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance?
SARS, heat waves, avian flu, bioterrorism—health risks seem to have taken on a previously unimagined scale in recent years. France, in particular, experienced a tumultuous 2003 in terms...
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Anesthesia-related mortality in France: results of the Sfar-CépiDc-Inserm survey
This study describes a national survey estimating the number and characteristics of anesthesia-related deaths. Method—Death certificates from 1999 were selected using ICD codes and...
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Prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the French civilian maritime sector in 2007
Introduction - The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of current use of legal drugs (alcohol and tobacco) and illicit drugs in the French civilian maritime sector based...
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Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality in France: Current Status and Trends Over Time
Introduction - Drawing on a particularly rich dataset, this article describes social inequalities in cancer mortality and their changes over time in France. Methods - The data are drawn...
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Key points for interpreting regional estimates of cancer incidence in France for the period 1980–2005
The Francim network has produced national estimates of cancer incidence, followed by estimates of incidence in the various metropolitan areas. The purpose of this technical note is to...
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Tropospheric Ozone and Human Health: A Renewed Focus on Research. Special Issue. Tropospheric Ozone and Health
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Excess maternal mortality among foreign-born women in France and the quality of obstetric care: a national study, 1996–2001
Objective - To compare the risk of maternal death among foreign-born women with that of French women and to examine whether the quality of care received by women who died differs by...
