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A Study of Risk Factors for Secondary Skin Infections in Children with Chickenpox Treated at the Hospital
In June 2002, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Group (GPIP) reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance an increase in severe cases of chickenpox requiring...
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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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BCG Vaccination in Private Practice Following the Lifting of the Mandatory Vaccination Requirement. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Under Two Years of Age, Physicians’ Practices, and Parents’ Attitudes Toward Vaccination: Results of a National Survey
Background: Following the suspension of the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement and in light of the risk that vaccination coverage among at-risk infants might decline, the French...
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Saturn-Inf Survey 2008–2009. National survey on the prevalence of lead poisoning and the seroprevalence of infectious diseases among children aged 6 months to 6 years. Protocol
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The Qualitative Effects of Climate Change on Health in France. Report by the Interministerial Working Group
According to experts from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), global warming is already underway, and its impact on health is one of the new priorities of the Executive...
