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Overweight and Obesity Among Sixth-Grade Students in Public Middle Schools in the Haute-Savoie Department, September 2003
In France, as in all industrialized countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise, among adults as well as children and adolescents. Childhood overweight and...
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Outbreak of gastroenteritis, Isère, November 2002
On November 19, 2002, the Isère Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted to a high number of cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in four neighboring...
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Epidemiological Situation of Cutaneous Melanoma in France and Its Impact on Prevention
Among skin cancers, melanoma represents a significant public health problem in France due to its prevalence, its lethality, and its rise over the past two decades. This article presents...
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Sexual Behavior Among Men in the Era of Combined Prevention - Results of the 2011 Gay and Lesbian Media Survey.
The Gay and Lesbian Media Survey (EPGL) is an anonymous, self-administered, voluntary cross-sectional study that was conducted again in 2011 through the media and community websites. The...
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New HIV-positive diagnoses and AIDS cases - France, 2003–2012.
This article presents surveillance data on HIV infection and AIDS in France for 2012, based on mandatory reporting of HIV and AIDS and virological surveillance, as well as trends since...
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Mycobacterium xenopi infections in France
Mycobacterium xenopi, an atypical mycobacterium, was first described in 1959 when it was isolated from skin lesions of a South African frog, Xenopus laevis; however, its pathogenicity in...
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Survey to Assess the Availability of Iodine Tablets to Residents Living Near the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant, September 1998
Fission products from nuclear reactors are released into the environment in gaseous form. Radioactive iodine isotopes can be inhaled and accumulate in the thyroid gland, potentially...
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Initial Assessment of the Follow-up of the Hemophilia Population in France (FranceCoag Cohort), 1994–2005
Introduction - As part of the FranceCoag Network project, a prospective cohort (the FranceCoag Cohort) of patients with inherited coagulation disorders (ICD) was launched in January 2003...
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National Registry Committee. Status as of January 1, 2001
"A registry is a continuous and comprehensive collection of personal data pertaining to one or more health events within a defined geographic population, maintained for research and...
