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HIV Testing in France, 2003–2009.
This article provides an overview of HIV testing in France in 2009, with a specific focus on the anonymous and free testing program. In 2009, five million HIV serology tests were...
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Characteristics, vascular risk, complications, and quality of care for people with diabetes in France’s overseas departments, compared with mainland France: 2007–2010
Objective - To describe the characteristics of people with diabetes (all types) in the French overseas departments (DOMs), their health status and quality of care (type 2), and to...
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Type 2 diabetes: practices regarding intensified treatment among general practitioners in France in 2008–2009
Objectives - The objective was to examine, in light of clinical guidelines, the practices of general practitioners regarding the intensification of antidiabetic treatment in patients...
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Diabetes Treatment: What Changes Occurred in France Between 2000 and 2009?
Objectives - To determine, using health insurance data, changes in the prevalence of treated diabetes in France between 2000 and 2009; to describe geographic disparities by examining...
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Box - Human tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in France
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Bovine tuberculosis in wildlife in France
For the past 50 years, Mycobacterium bovis tuberculosis (TB) has been reported in wildlife populations across several countries; depending on the context, these populations may serve...
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Evaluation of the smoking ban in public places in France one year and five years after its implementation: results of the ITC France survey.
In France, the ban on smoking in public places took effect in February 2007 for workplaces, shopping centers, airports, train stations, hospitals, and schools. In January 2008, it was...
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There are uncertainties, but there is enough evidence to guide our actions.
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Exposure to chlordecone and the risk of prostate cancer. The Karuprostate Study, Guadeloupe (France).
Chlordecone, an insecticide with estrogen-like hormonal properties, was used on banana plantations in the French West Indies from 1973 to 1993, leading to soil contamination and...
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Assessment and Management of Dietary Risk Associated with Chlordecone for the Populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Chlordecone contamination, first detected in the public water supply in 1999 and then in certain root vegetables in 2002 in Guadeloupe and Martinique, led to a series of measures...
