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Social characteristics, substance use, and risks among people who use drugs attending needle exchange programs in France
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Characteristics and Effectiveness of Needle Exchange Programs Around the World: A Review and Analysis. Literature Review
Initially, the purpose of this literature review was to compare the results of the first French survey on needle exchange programs with previously published international studies....
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Survey of testing sites and characteristics of individuals tested for Chlamydia trachomatis in laboratories belonging to the RENACHLA network
A survey was conducted among a sample of clinical laboratories to calculate the rates of positive test results for Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) by age, sex, and type of healthcare setting....
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Health Impact of the Heat Wave in France in August 2003. Interim Report, August 29, 2003
An exceptional heat wave, notable for its intensity and duration, struck mainland France between August 4 and 12, 2003, making that year the hottest in 53 years. Across all French...
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Network for the Alert, Investigation, and Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections (RAISIN). 2001 National Prevalence Survey. Results
A first national prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) was conducted in 830 healthcare facilities in 1996; the prevalence rate (PR) of HAIs was 7.6%. The objective...
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Outbreak of foodborne illness caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O148:H8. Gironde, June 2002: Investigation Report
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) were recognized as human pathogens in the United States in 1982, following two outbreaks of bloody diarrhea linked to the consumption of...
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Monitoring Program. Air and Health. (PSAS-9). Estimating the long-term effects of urban air pollution on mortality: what criteria should be used to select a cohort?
One of the missions of the Air and Health Surveillance Program (PSAS-9) of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) is to develop and update exposure-risk models in the...
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Tuberculosis Prevention and Management in France. Summary and Recommendations of the Working Group of the French High Council for Public Health (2002–2003)
Summary and recommendations of the working group of the French High Council for Public Health (2002–2003) regarding the tuberculosis situation in France.
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Hospitalizations for asthma in mainland France, 1998–2002. Analysis based on PMSI data
Asthma is a common condition that affects approximately 10% of children and more than 5% of adults in France. Nearly 1,500 deaths attributable to asthma were recorded in 2002. The...
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Study on Human Brucellosis in Metropolitan France, 2002–2004
Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease subject to mandatory reporting in public health and to animal health control measures based on culling and vaccination. Efforts to control...
