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Measuring mortality inequalities by cause of death. An ecological approach using a social deprivation index.
Introduction - Social disadvantage indicators enable routine monitoring of health inequalities. This study defines an indicator and assesses its association with mortality by cause of...
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Social and Regional Health Inequalities: The Case of Obesity in the SIRS Cohort, Greater Paris Area, 2005.
Objective - The objective of this study was to estimate the association between certain characteristics of the residential environment and obesity, after adjusting for age, sex, and...
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Social inequalities in health: proposals from the High Council for Public Health for the upcoming public health law.
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Patients at particular risk: initial results from two studies on premature infants and children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Aggregate indicators of population exposure to ionizing radiation, such as per capita dose, are often criticized by professionals. These collective exposure indicators are criticized for...
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Editorial. Working Together Toward a More Efficient and Equitable Public Health System.
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Medicine, Standards, and Society: Forensic Medicine as a Public Health Discipline
Historically, forensic medicine has been a medical discipline situated at the intersection of medicine and the legal system, with the forensic pathologist recognized as a specialist in...
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The Issue of Gender in the Analysis of Addictive Behaviors Based on the Health Barometer, France, 2005.
Objectives - To assess the influence of gender on psychoactive substance use among adults in France, according to educational level, employment status, occupation, and social class....
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The Impact of Health Status on Part-Time Work Among the French: A Focus on Chronic Diseases, France, 2002–2003.
Objectives - To understand how individuals with a long-term health condition adjust their behavior in the labor market by working part-time. Methods - The study is based on data from the...
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The use of medical-administrative data and data linkage: the preferred approach to chronic disease surveillance in Quebec.
The use of data from medical-administrative databases and the linking of these databases form the foundation for the development of chronic disease surveillance in Quebec and Canada. By...
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"Preventable" deaths linked to risky behaviors: a public health priority in France.
