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An Overview of Congenital Malformation Registries in France in 2008.
Congenital malformation registries were established in many industrialized countries following the thalidomide tragedy, which resulted in the birth of thousands of children with severe...
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Commentary. Air pollution from road traffic and the incidence of respiratory infections and asthma and allergy symptoms in children. Special Issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: European studies
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002;166:1092-8. It is a cohort study of Dutch newborns that examines the role of long-term...
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Commentary. Ambient Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis in Los Angeles. Special Issue. Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution: North American Studies
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Environ. Health Perspect. 2005;113:201-6. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between...
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Commented analysis. Outdoor sulfur dioxide levels and respiratory symptoms among Czech and Polish schoolchildren: a local study (SAVIAH). Special issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: European studies
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2001;74:574-8. Exposure to air pollution has been linked to respiratory effects. However,...
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Commented analysis. Long-term exposure to air pollution and living near busy roads are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women. Special issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: European studies
This article is a commentary on the following study: Schikowski T, Sugiri D, Ranft U, Gehring U, Heinrich J, Wichmann HE, Kramer U. Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to...
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SimSmoke France: Description of a Model for Simulating Tobacco Control Policies.
For France’s future tobacco control policy to be effective, appropriate monitoring and evaluation programs must be implemented. This article describes the development of a model that...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Invasive Meningococcal Infections, 2001–2003. Data from the National Reference Center
Key Points - The number of meningococcal strains received by the CNR decreased by 6.5% in 2003. - Serogroups B (58.6%) and C (31.1%) remain predominant, with a slowdown in the increase...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Leptospirosis in France from 2001 to 2003
Key points: - 286 to 365 cases per year in mainland France and 260 to 357 in the overseas departments and territories; - slight annual fluctuations in mainland France and few monthly...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Epidemiology and Prevention of Human Rabies in France, 2001–2003
Key points: - In France, rabies is a notifiable disease (DO) in humans and a disease considered contagious in all animal species (MRC). - The National Reference Center for Rabies...
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National Surveillance of Infectious Diseases, 2001–2003. Non-cholera Vibrio infections in France: cases identified from 2001 to 2003 by the National Reference Center for Vibrio and Cholera
Key points: - Five species of Vibrio responsible for 32 cases of non-cholera Vibrio infections, 19 of which were caused by V. cholerae; - A wide range of clinical presentations, and...
