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Epidemiological Surveillance of Traffic Accidents: Strategic Development Priorities
In 2004, traffic accidents resulted in 5,232 deaths and 108,727 injuries. To date, France lacks a comprehensive epidemiological surveillance system for traffic accidents, covering both...
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2000 Activity Report. 2001 Program. Volume 3. Project Summaries from the Regional Coordination Mission and Interregional Epidemiology Units (CIRE)
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2000 Annual Report. 2001 Program. Volume 1
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Proposals for establishing and strengthening monitoring activities related to radon exposure and associated risks
Radon-222 is a radioactive gas of natural origin, primarily of telluric origin. It can accumulate in the more confined indoor air of buildings, where people spend an average of 90% of...
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Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Chlorination Byproducts. Part 1 - Hazard Characterization: Health Effects and Toxicological Reference Values
The quality of water intended for human consumption is strictly regulated in Europe: no fewer than 67 microbiological and physicochemical parameters are covered by the European Drinking...
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A Study of Overweight, Obesity, and Factors Associated with Overweight Among Sixth-Grade Students Attending Public Middle Schools in the Haute-Savoie Department. September 2003
In France, as in all industrialized countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise among adults, children, and adolescents alike. Childhood overweight and obesity...
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Overweight and Obesity Among Children Aged 7 to 9. France, 2000
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is on the rise among children worldwide, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe it as a full-blown epidemic. Until recently,...
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Analysis of antibiotic use based on the 2001 national prevalence survey
In 2001, the National Prevalence Survey provided a nationwide overview of the use of antibiotics for curative or prophylactic purposes among all hospitalized patients on a "given day";...
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Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Isère. November 2002
On November 19, 2002, the Isère Departmental Health and Social Services (DDASS) was alerted to a high number of cases of gastroenteritis in the municipalities of Apprieu, Colombre,...
