Introduction - The objectives of this study are to provide a list of codes from the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) that can be used to describe...

Fission products from nuclear reactors are released into the environment in gaseous form. Radioactive iodine isotopes can be inhaled and accumulate in the thyroid gland, potentially...

Introduction - As part of the FranceCoag Network project, a prospective cohort (the FranceCoag Cohort) of patients with inherited coagulation disorders (ICD) was launched in January...

"A registry is a continuous and comprehensive collection of personal data pertaining to one or more health events within a defined geographic population, maintained for research and...

An increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer has been observed in the general population in France for more than 20 years. The Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986, was responsible...

Mycobacterium xenopi, an atypical mycobacterium, was first described in 1959 when it was isolated from skin lesions of a South African frog, Xenopus laevis; however, its pathogenicity...

In France, cancer is the second leading cause of death among children under the age of 15, after unintentional accidents. The specific characteristics of childhood cancers led to the...

The coding of medical causes of death is the primary mission of Inserm’s CépiDc. This coding system underwent significant changes beginning with deaths recorded in the year 2000....

The network of health examination centers operating on behalf of the National Health Insurance System consists of 98 centers located throughout France, which conduct approximately...

Liver cancer accounted for 2.1% of all new cancer cases in 2000, ranking 8th among men and 18th among women. Its incidence has increased significantly over the past twenty years. This...