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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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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections, France, June 2006. Volume 1: Methods, Results, and Outlook
The 2006 National Prevalence Survey (ENP) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) aimed to measure the prevalence on a given day and to describe the characteristics of HAIs and...
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Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Among Automotive Mechanics. December 2003
In response to a request from public authorities regarding the health impact of exposure to asbestos contained in motor vehicles among the population of automotive mechanics, a...
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APHEIS. Air Pollution and Health: A European Information System. Assessment of the health impacts of air pollution in 26 European cities. Summary of European results and detailed results for French cities from the report published in October 2002
This document is the French translation of the APHEIS report published in October 2002. It is the result of the second year of work under this European program and presents the...
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Evaluation of the Pilot Hepatitis A Surveillance System. France 2001
In 1998, a pilot hepatitis A surveillance system was established by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) in collaboration with the Departmental Directorates of...
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Investigation into a cluster of Q fever cases in Montoison (Drôme)
In late October 2000, a general practitioner reported to the Drôme Public Health Inspector three cases of acute infectious syndromes that had occurred within a 10-day period in the same...
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Multicenter, multi-site study on the prevalence and determinants of practices that increase the risk of HIV and HCV transmission among people who use drugs (Coquelicot Study). Feasibility phase – January 2001–September 2002. Final report
This report provides a detailed account of the steps involved in setting up and conducting a pilot study of drug users carried out between January 2001 and June 2002 in the city of...
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Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1978 to 2000
The results presented in this report provide estimates of cancer incidence (the frequency of new cases) and mortality in France from 1978 to 2000. They serve as an updated reference to...
