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Exposure of Pregnant Women to Environmental Pollutants in France in 2011 - Volume 2: Metals and Metalloids
The national biomonitoring program, implemented by Santé publique France (formerly the Institut de veille sanitaire), includes a perinatal component based on a subsample of pregnant...
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Lung Cancer Mortality in France in 2012: Use of a Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Model. Public Health Monitoring Conference, Paris, November 26–28, 2008
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Health studies conducted around the Gilly-sur-Isère incinerator, France.
The household waste incineration plant in Gilly-sur-Isère was shut down in October 2001 following measurements of very high dioxin concentrations in emissions, at a time when the local...
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Impact of Environmental Exposure to Air Emissions from Municipal Waste Incinerators: Public Health Issues, Responses, and Outlook.
For several decades, incineration has played a significant role in France among household waste treatment methods. This activity has led to particulate and chemical pollution of the...
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Kidney Cancer and Exposure to Trichloroethylene: Are France’s Current Occupational Exposure Limits Adequate?
Background - Various studies have examined the link between exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) and kidney cancer, with conflicting results. Analysis of a case-control study revealed an...
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Radon exposure in homes and lung cancer risk: a pooled analysis of individual-level data from 13 European case-control studies.
Objectives - To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure to the decay products of radon, a naturally occurring gas, in homes. Design - Joint analysis of individual data...
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Editorial. Radon and Lung Cancer: A Call for Public Health Policy.
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Prostate Cancer Surgery in the PMSI, France, 1998
As part of an exploratory analysis of surgical activity for prostate cancer, a study of data from the PMSI database was conducted for the year 1998. The study’s objectives were to: -...
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Without school, I wouldn't have discovered the joy of writing and music [Interview].
Driven by his mother’s high expectations, Magyd the Algerian became the top student in his class in French. As a teenager, the young immigrant tutored his peers. Although he was forced...
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French-speaking Belgium: An Evaluation of "Well-being Units" in Schools.
In 2011, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (French-speaking Belgium) launched a pilot program of “well-being units” in its schools. This program was evaluated. Analysis and results.
