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Collection of clinical data from cancer patients. Results of two pilot studies conducted using registries in the Hérault and Vendée departments
As part of the surveillance of work-related cancers, it would be useful to have cancer incidence rates broken down by occupation, an indicator that does not currently exist in France. To...
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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Nantes Metropolitan Area
The objectives of this study conducted in the Nantes metropolitan area are to: - comply with the regulatory requirement of the Regional Air Quality Plan to assess the health effects of...
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Occupational Diseases in Franche-Comté. 2010 Results
The year 2010 was marked by a low response rate among occupational physicians in the region. However, in a small region like Franche-Comté, a low participation rate has a significant...
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Pilot program for a system to report serious adverse events related to healthcare (SAEs)
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French-Quebec Seminar on Clostridium difficile Infections, Wednesday, November 28, 2007, La Villette Convention Center, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris. Proceedings
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in adults. In 2006, an outbreak of C. difficile infections linked to a particularly virulent strain, known as...
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Course of the disease and quality of life among patients diagnosed with chikungunya infection in mainland France, 2005–2007
In 2005–2006, a major outbreak of chikungunya (CHIK) infection affected the islands of the Indian Ocean, particularly Réunion (where 38.2% of the population was infected). Early studies...
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Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis linked to water consumption at a campground in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche (07). August 2008
Alert. On August 11, 2008, the Ardèche Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted to the occurrence of numerous cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) at a...
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Monitoring of Asthma in the Workplace Through a Network of Volunteer Occupational Physicians. Final Report of the Feasibility Study
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, in partnership with the University of Bordeaux II, the University of Toulouse III, and the Medical Inspectorate, conducted a pilot...
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Monitoring of Asthma in the Workplace by a Network of Volunteer Occupational Physicians: Summary of the Feasibility Study Results
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, in partnership with the University of Bordeaux II, the University of Toulouse III, and the Medical Inspectorate, conducted a pilot...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Asthma Among Artisans and Merchants Enrolled in the Social Security Scheme for the Self-Employed (RSI). Final Report of the Pilot Study
Some authors have estimated that occupational factors account for between 10% and 20% of adult asthma cases. Among working populations, the prevalence of asthma among artisans and...
