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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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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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Epidemiological Surveillance of Drowning Incidents - NOYADES 2006 Survey. June 1–September 30, 2006
In France, drowning is a major public health issue, as it accounts for more than 500 accidental deaths each year and can sometimes result in serious long-term effects. Among children...
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A descriptive and prospective study of the incidence of leptospirosis in Aquitaine. June 2004 to December 2006
A prospective, descriptive study of leptospirosis in Aquitaine was conducted from 2004 to 2006 to improve case identification and characterization, detect and investigate clusters of...
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Surveillance of Nosocomial Bacteremia in France. BN-Raisin Network, 2004 Results
Since 2002, the Network for the Early Warning, Investigation, and Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) has enabled the five centers for the coordination and control of...
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The Benefits of Restricting the Use of Lead in Certain Consumer Products. Technical Note
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network. 2005 Results
Controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) in healthcare facilities is a priority of the national program to combat healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Since...
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Epidemiological surveillance of occupational asthma: a pilot study conducted with the National Observatory on Occupational Asthma (ONAP)
Occupational asthma is one of the most common work-related respiratory diseases in industrialized countries. The National Observatory on Occupational Asthma (ONAP) was established in...
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Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units. REA-Raisin Network. 2006 Results
Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units is a priority, as patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...
