Toxicovigilance, which draws on toxicological and epidemiological expertise, plays a key role in environmental health surveillance and monitoring. The activities of the Toxicovigilance...

Introduction: We describe the characteristics of an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ERG) at a 2,000-bed teaching hospital and the measures implemented to...

Data on medical causes of death are an essential source of epidemiological information. The reliability of these statistics depends primarily on the quality and completeness of...

Introduction - This article presents some results from the first survival study based on the combined data from the cancer registries of the Francim network. Materials and Methods -...

The Quebec Tumor Registry is a central data collection system designed to record all new cases of malignant tumors—also known as "cancer"—that occur in Quebec, with the aim of ensuring...

Objectives - To describe the relationship between disabling low back pain and socioeconomic status in France. Methods - The data used were from the 1999 HID national household survey...

According to the international literature, the proportion of homicides in infant mortality is certainly underestimated, and confusion exists during the certification process between...

Objectives - To understand how individuals with a long-term health condition adjust their behavior in the labor market by working part-time. Methods - The study is based on data from...

The use of data from medical-administrative databases and the linking of these databases form the foundation for the development of chronic disease surveillance in Quebec and Canada....