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Perceptions and Use of E-Cigarettes Among Students on the Villejean Campus, Rennes, April 2014.
Introduction: First introduced in 2004, e-cigarettes are used by millions of people worldwide, including many smokers, as an aid to smoking cessation. However, their role in tobacco...
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Gradual smoking cessation in smoking cessation clinics in France between 2007 and 2010: an effective option for heavy smokers.
Objectives: This study describes the use of gradual smoking cessation compared to abrupt cessation among smokers seen at smoking cessation clinics in France. Methods: Follow-up data from...
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Assessment of the health impact of exposure to ultraviolet radiation from tanning beds on skin melanoma in France.
Objective - To quantify the impact of artificial UV exposure on the incidence of skin melanoma in France and on mortality. Methods - We estimated the attributable fraction using the...
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An update on the lung cancer epidemic caused by smoking.
Introduction - Lung cancer mortality is the most specific indicator of the health effects of tobacco. We present its trends in France since the 1950s and discuss the results in light of...
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Alcohol consumption among 18- to 25-year-olds in 2010: trends and changes since 2005.
The Health Barometers of the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) provide regular monitoring of epidemiological indicators in the general population. These are...
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Perceptions of hospital-acquired risk among the French population, 2005–2006.
The Nicolle telephone survey, conducted in 2005–2006 by the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) with scientific support from the French Institute for Public...
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Evaluation of the smoking ban in public places in France one year and five years after its implementation: results of the ITC France survey.
In France, the ban on smoking in public places took effect in February 2007 for workplaces, shopping centers, airports, train stations, hospitals, and schools. In January 2008, it was...
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Exposure to chlordecone and the risk of prostate cancer. The Karuprostate Study, Guadeloupe (France).
Chlordecone, an insecticide with estrogen-like hormonal properties, was used on banana plantations in the French West Indies from 1973 to 1993, leading to soil contamination and exposure...
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Assessment and Management of Dietary Risk Associated with Chlordecone for the Populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Chlordecone contamination, first detected in the public water supply in 1999 and then in certain root vegetables in 2002 in Guadeloupe and Martinique, led to a series of measures...
