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Prevalence and Characteristics of Lower Limb Amputations Among People with Diabetes in Metropolitan France, 2003
Foot complications are among the most serious complications of diabetes, both in human and financial terms. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy causes a loss of sensation that increases the...
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Editorial. Asbestos: Epidemiological Surveillance Must Continue.
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Health behaviors among young people: use of psychoactive substances. Preliminary results (HBSC/WHO survey)
Since 1982, the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey has been conducted every four years in a growing number of countries and nations within the WHO European Region (29...
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HIV infection among residents of residential treatment centers for people with substance use disorders
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Practices for protecting people who use drugs and exposure to the risk of HIV transmission
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Cannabis Use Among Youth in the Île-de-France Region: Trends and Associated Factors, 1997–2005
Introduction - Based on two regional analyses of cross-sectional surveys of the general population, this article presents the levels of cannabis use among young people in the...
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Users of cannabis clinics, France, 2005
Introduction: Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit psychoactive substance in France. In 2005, the MILDT launched cannabis clinics (CC), which, over the first 12 months, served...
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Social Sciences and Epidemiology: Complementary Methodological Approaches to the Issue of Risky Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs.
This article describes a study that is both multidisciplinary (combining epidemiological surveillance and socio-anthropological research) and methodological (integrating quantitative and...
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Following the preliminary assessments, what studies are on the horizon? Health impacts of the August 2003 heat wave: initial findings and future research
This article highlights that some heat-related deaths can be prevented. The key is to identify vulnerable populations and understand the risk factors. Excess mortality primarily affected...
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Health Impact of the August 2003 Heat Wave: Initial Findings and Future Research. Editorial
The Director General of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance provides an overview of the heat wave, a public health disaster that struck France in August 2003. His...
