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Assessment of the short- and long-term health impacts of air pollution in Aquitaine. The urban areas of Agen, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Pau, and Périgueux
In France, air quality management is governed by the Law on Air Quality and the Rational Use of Energy of December 30, 1996. It requires each region to establish a Regional Air Quality...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The FADO-sein Study
In France, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women; in 2000, it accounted for 35.7% of all new cancer cases and 20.2% of cancer deaths among women. The organized breast...
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Epidemiological evaluation of the four "pilot" departments
To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening for...
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation Report on Epidemiological Monitoring. 2004 Data
In 2004, all French departments, with the exception of French Guiana, implemented the national organized screening program in accordance with the specifications of the French guidelines...
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Characteristics of children hospitalized for acute asthma, mainland France, 2007. Summary for policymakers
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Characteristics of children hospitalized for acute asthma. A study conducted in 14 pediatric departments in mainland France, 2007
A decline in asthma-related hospitalization rates has been observed in France over the past decade among adults. However, these rates have remained stable among children. Yet...
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related diseases in France in 2007
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Surveillance of multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare facilities in France. BMR-Raisin Network – 2007 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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Breast Cancer Screening Program in France. 2006 Results
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National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program. Key Findings, 1998–2006
The National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM) was established in 1998 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance. Its objectives are to estimate trends in incidence...
