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Food Safety in France: The Role of the French Food Safety Agency, Challenges, and Outlook
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Screening for Lead Poisoning in Children in France Since 1995: Practices, Results, Trends, and Recommendations
Introduction - The objective of this study is to describe childhood lead poisoning screening activities in France and how they have evolved since 1995. Methods - We used data from the...
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Cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in mainland France in 2006
To combat carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which causes approximately 100 deaths and several thousand hospitalizations each year, a national CO poisoning surveillance system has been...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The Fado-sein Study, France, 2006
Objectives - The aim of this study was to describe the reasons for participating or not participating in organized (OD) or individual (ID) breast cancer screening. Methods - This...
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A predictive score for type 2 diabetes in France: the D.E.S.I.R. prospective study
Objectives - To propose clinical and bio-clinical scores predictive of diabetes in the French population. Method - The study included 1,863 men and 1,954 women (D.E.S.I.R. cohort),...
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Maternal Mortality in France: Epidemiological and Clinical Considerations (1999–2001) and Recommendations.
The National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality is composed of experts in obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiologists, midwives, and epidemiologists. Established in 1996, its...
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Comparison of excess mortality observed in July 2006 with that estimated based on summers from 1975 to 2003, France.
Introduction - In July 2006, a major heat wave was observed in France. Methods - A model linking daily fluctuations in mortality and temperatures was developed based on data from the...
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Smoking in French high schools from 2002 to 2006.
Introduction - The French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction assessed tobacco-related policies and practices in French high schools through two rounds of surveys, which...
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Post-occupational monitoring of individuals exposed to asbestos: What is the medical monitoring strategy in France?
Following the 1999 Consensus Conference on the medical monitoring of individuals exposed to asbestos, a pilot study was conducted in four regions (Aquitaine, Upper Normandy, Lower...
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Editorial. The fight against tobacco: the campaign continues.
