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Leveraging French expertise to support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the health sector
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Musculoskeletal Disorders and Retaining Employees Aged 50 and Older: A Challenge for Occupational Health and Public Health
Musculoskeletal disorders of the limbs (MSDs) are the leading cause of occupational illness in France and across Europe. The pilot network for the epidemiological surveillance of MSDs,...
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Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1980 to 2005
Background The objective of our study was to estimate trends in cancer incidence and mortality in France over the period 1980–2005. Methods Twenty-five cancer sites were analyzed....
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The Alert in Current Infectious Disease Surveillance
Infectious diseases are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in France every year. Surveillance of these diseases must provide information to improve our understanding of...
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Retrospective survey of cancer cases from 1994 to 2002 in the vicinity of the Gilly-sur-Isère municipal waste incineration plant
Background: The retrospective study of cancer incidence around the Gilly-sur-Isère incinerator (Savoie, France)—initiated amid a crisis following its closure in late 2001—aimed to...
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Recent trends in Clostridium difficile gastrointestinal infections
Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus responsible for 15 to 25% of cases of post-antibiotic diarrhea and more than 95% of cases of pseudomembranous...
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Prevalence of Antibiotic Treatment in Healthcare Facilities, France, 2006
The antibiotic component of the 2006 national survey on the prevalence of nosocomial infections aimed to describe the antibiotics prescribed in healthcare facilities. Conducted on a...
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Epidemiology of Infectious Spondylodiscitis in France: Data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI), 2002–2003
Objectives: Infectious spondylodiscitis is a rare condition treated in a hospital setting. To estimate its incidence in France, we used the 2002–2003 Medical Information Systems Program...
