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Editorial. June 15, 2007: Entry into force of the new International Health Regulations
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Assessment of the short- and long-term health impacts of air pollution in Aquitaine. The urban areas of Agen, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Pau, and Périgueux
In France, air quality management is governed by the Law on Air Quality and the Rational Use of Energy of December 30, 1996. It requires each region to establish a Regional Air Quality...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The FADO-sein Study
In France, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women; in 2000, it accounted for 35.7% of all new cancer cases and 20.2% of cancer deaths among women. The organized breast...
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Epidemiological evaluation of the four "pilot" departments
To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening...
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Trends in hospitalizations for asthma in mainland France, 1998–2002
Introduction: Since hospitalizations for asthma attacks serve as an indicator of inadequate care, trends in asthma-related hospitalizations in metropolitan France between 1998 and 2002...
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Factors Associated with Legionnaires' Disease Mortality in France, 2002–2004
The risk factors associated with mortality in Legionnaires' disease remain poorly documented. Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted of Legionnaires' disease cases reported in...
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Rubella in Pregnant Women and Newborns in Metropolitan France in 2004 and 2005: Data from the Rénarub Network
A surveillance system for rubella infections in pregnant women and congenital rubella was established in France in 1976 through the Rénarub laboratory network. Its purpose is to assess...
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation Report on Epidemiological Monitoring. 2004 Data
In 2004, all French departments, with the exception of French Guiana, implemented the national organized screening program in accordance with the specifications of the French...
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Hospital-acquired infections
The prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a requirement not only in public hospitals but also in private facilities. It concerns all healthcare providers, and...
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Method for calculating a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) applied to the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units. Public Health Watch Conference, Paris, November 29–30, 2006
