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Comparison of Cancer Mortality Rates in the French West Indies and Metropolitan France, 1983–2002
Introduction - The objective of this study is to present observed data on cancer deaths in the French West Indies and their trends between 1983 and 2002, in comparison with the situation...
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Prevalence of Antibiotic Treatment in Healthcare Facilities, France, 2006
The antibiotic component of the 2006 national survey on the prevalence of nosocomial infections aimed to describe the antibiotics prescribed in healthcare facilities. Conducted on a...
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Epidemiology of Infectious Spondylodiscitis in France: Data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI), 2002–2003
Objectives: Infectious spondylodiscitis is a rare condition treated in a hospital setting. To estimate its incidence in France, we used the 2002–2003 Medical Information Systems Program...
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Characteristics of Accidents Involving Exposure to Blood in a Pediatric Setting
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Mortality among active-duty French military personnel, 2002–2007
The French Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. Deaths among active-duty military personnel are reported by military physicians to the Armed...
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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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Mortality from accidents in daily life in mainland France, 2000–2006
Introduction - The objective of this study is to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2006. Methods - The results were derived from the...
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Reporting bias regarding weight and height among adults in France. Effects on estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity
Introduction - Our objective was to estimate the discrepancies between self-reported and measured anthropometric data in a national sample of adults and to assess the implications for...
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Prevalence of obesity and associated factors among 5- to 6-year-old children in Haute-Savoie, France
Childhood obesity rose sharply in the 1990s. The routine school-based medical and developmental screening of 5- to 6-year-olds provides an opportunity to study its prevalence. This...
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Conditions and life events associated with overweight in adults: a gender-specific analysis of data from the SIRS cohort, Greater Paris, 2005
Introduction - The objective of this study, based on the first wave of the Health, Inequalities, and Social Disruptions (SIRS) cohort, is to estimate the association between certain...
