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Surveillance of HIV/AIDS in France, 2007.
This article presents the status of HIV infection and AIDS in France as of December 31, 2007, based on surveillance systems coordinated by the French Institute for Public Health...
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Cancers among HIV-infected patients in France in 2006: the OncoVIH study.
Introduction - The OncoVIH study aimed to describe the distribution of cancers—one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality—and one-year survival following diagnosis among...
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HIV-related mortality in France: trends since the 1980s.
Introduction - This study presents trends in mortality due to HIV infection since 1987 and, for the period 2000–2006, the characteristics of deaths among people living with HIV....
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Food Safety in France: The Role of the French Food Safety Agency, Challenges, and Outlook
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Screening for Lead Poisoning in Children in France Since 1995: Practices, Results, Trends, and Recommendations
Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe childhood lead poisoning screening activities in France and how they have evolved since 1995. Methods - We used data from the...
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Cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in mainland France in 2006
To combat carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which causes approximately 100 deaths and several thousand hospitalizations each year, a national CO poisoning surveillance system has been...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The Fado-sein Study, France, 2006
Objectives - The aim of this study was to describe the reasons for participating or not participating in organized (OD) or individual (ID) breast cancer screening. Methods - This...
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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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Recent trends in tobacco use in France.
Following the announcement of the Cancer Plan (January 2003), ambitious goals were set to reduce tobacco use: a 30% reduction in smoking prevalence among young people and a 20%...
