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Presentation of an asbestos fiber exposure-occupation matrix: Some applications to a sample population in France
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Surveillance of occupational exposure to HIV, HCV, and HBV among healthcare workers. Status as of December 31, 2009
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Cold Weather and Health. Position Paper from the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance
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Hospitalizations for burns based on data from the Medical Information Systems Program. Metropolitan France, 2008
The epidemiology of burns is poorly documented in France. Yet these injuries can have devastating consequences, leading to significant physical and psychological sequelae, and their...
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Technical information on occupational exposure to asbestos fibers. Job-exposure matrix for asbestos fibers
The purpose of this guide is to present the asbestos-specific job-exposure matrix developed by ESSAT (Associated Team on Occupational Health; InVS-DST/Isped-LSTE) and the Department of...
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Occupational health indicators. Occupational hazards associated with asbestos
The government sought to establish, at the national level, a set of indicators designed to track changes in public health in France. Since its creation in 1998, the Department of...
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Pediatric hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Cases reported to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the epidemiological investigation
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Health Impact of the 2006 Summer Heat Wave in the Workplace: Results of a Questionnaire Survey Conducted by Occupational Health Services
Following the 2003 heat wave, the Occupational Health Inspectorate and the InVS organized a real-time collection of heat-related health incidents in the workplace in 2006. This...
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Food advertising targeting children and adolescents. Media channels used, advertising budgets and strategies, foods promoted, impact on children’s food preferences and purchase requests, and parents’ perceptions of regulations.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. While in some countries, such as France, a trend toward stabilization of this trend has...
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The Matphyto Program: Crop-exposure matrices for plant protection products. Example of crop-exposure matrices for arsenic-based pesticides
The Occupational Health Department of the InVS has established and coordinates a program to develop crop-exposure matrices tailored to the agricultural population in France: the...
