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Air and Health Monitoring Program: 9 Cities. Monitoring of health effects associated with urban air pollution. Phase II. Literature Review
In March 1999, the InVS published the initial results of the Air & Health Surveillance Program – 9 Cities (PSAS-9). This first phase demonstrated the feasibility of bringing together...
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Measuring Vaccination Coverage in France: An Overview of Tools and Methods in the Year 2000
Monitoring vaccination coverage is a key component of evaluating a vaccination program. At the initiative of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, a steering committee met...
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Air and Health Monitoring Program. 9 cities. Monitoring of health effects associated with air pollution in urban areas. Phase II
In March 1999, the InVS published the initial results of the Air & Health Surveillance Program – 9 Cities (PSAS-9). This first phase demonstrated the feasibility of bringing together...
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Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning Near Industrial Sources of Lead. An Analysis of the Relevance of Implementing Screening: From Environmental Diagnosis to Exposure Estimation. Volume 1
Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning. Several environmental sources can contribute to their exposure. Since 1985, the degradation of paints used in homes until 1948...
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Health Impacts of Cleanup Operations Following the Pollution Caused by the Erika Shipwreck: Assessment and Prevention. Summary of Available Data and Recommendations
Volunteers and professionals who participated in cleanup operations at sites contaminated by the oil spill and in the treatment of affected birds were exposed to various chemicals...
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Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning in Areas Near Industrial Sources of Lead. Volume 2. Organization of Screening Programs and Trends in the Effectiveness of Exposure Reduction Measures.
Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning. Several environmental sources can contribute to their exposure. Since 1985, the degradation of paints used in homes until 1948...
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Epidemiological Impact of a Change in BCG Vaccination Policy in France: A Literature Review and Analysis of Available Data
The resumption since 1993 of the downward trend in tuberculosis incidence in France calls for a reassessment of the relevance of the BCG vaccination policy. Indeed, the available...
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Measles Surveillance in France. Symposium on February 28, 2001, Saint-Maurice
On February 28, 2001, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance organized a workshop on measles surveillance in France, attended by the key partners involved in the control and...
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HIV-HCV Coinfection in Hospitals. National Survey, June 2001
Combination therapies delay progression to AIDS, and patients coinfected with HIV and HCV now develop serious HCV-related complications. For the first time, a study provides a national...
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The Use of the Smallpox Virus as a Biological Weapon: Estimating the Epidemiological Impact and the Role of Vaccination
The World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated worldwide in 1980, and no new cases have been reported since then. All countries worldwide discontinued smallpox vaccination by...
