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Impact of the Public Health Policy Act of August 9, 2004, on the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance
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Agencies in the healthcare system: a new institutional landscape? The role of agencies
There are agencies specializing in risk management and agencies focused on health system organization. What added value do they bring to the management of the health system? What role do...
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Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in France in 2002
In France, cases of bacterial meningitis are monitored at the national level through two surveillance systems: mandatory reporting and the EPIBAC network of hospital laboratories. The...
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New Horizons in Health Policy
The Director General of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance presents his analysis of the major challenges that will shape the future of French health policy. He...
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Climate, Water, and Health in the West African Sahel
From the mouth of the Senegal River to the Sudanese Jazirah, passing through the shores of Lake Chad, the Sahel constitutes both an ecological transition (a wooded steppe, where one...
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Does the soil contribute to arsenic exposure?
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous element, ranking first on the priority list of chemicals established in the United States in 2007. Classified in Group I as a known human carcinogen, it is...
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Mortality from accidents in daily life in mainland France, 2000–2006
Introduction - The objective of this study is to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2006. Methods - The results were derived from the...
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Reporting bias regarding weight and height among adults in France. Effects on estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity
Introduction - Our objective was to estimate the discrepancies between self-reported and measured anthropometric data in a national sample of adults and to assess the implications for...
