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Body Mass Index (BMI) of children and adults in mainland France in 2015. Results of the Esteban study and trends since 2006
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, leading to an increase in associated chronic diseases. Consequently, it is...
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Workers' Exposure to Multiple Carcinogens in 2010
Introduction: Occupational factors that may increase cancer risk are generally studied in isolation from one another, even though exposure to carcinogens is often multifaceted. The...
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Mortality Among People with Mental Disorders: A Multicausal Analysis of Death Certificates in France, 2000–2013
Introduction: The objective was to describe mortality associated with mental disorders (MDs) in France. Methods: Our analysis, known as a multiple-cause analysis, examines both the...
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Excess morbidity and mortality in the first year of life among children born between 35 and 38 weeks’ gestation in mainland France
Introduction: The prognosis for late preterm and early term births (35–36 weeks’ gestation and 37–38 weeks’ gestation, respectively) remains unclear during the first year of life....
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Risk factors for preterm birth in Guadeloupe: results from the Timoun cohort
Introduction: Guadeloupe has a high rate of preterm birth despite access to healthcare comparable to that in mainland France. The launch of a prospective study (the Timoun cohort) in...
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Serious adverse events related to healthcare: summary of reports received by the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency over a 24-month period (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013)
Background: Regional Health Agencies (ARS) receive reports of adverse events related to patient care within the healthcare and medico-social services system, which are submitted to...
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Swimming ability among 15- to 75-year-olds in mainland France. Analysis of data from the 2010 and 2016 Health Barometers
Introduction: In France, drowning accounts for nearly 500 accidental deaths each summer and, in some cases, leads to serious long-term consequences. The majority of these incidents...
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Mortality from accidents in daily life in mainland France, 2000–2012
Introduction: The objective of this study was to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2012. Method: The results were derived from a "reference...
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Analysis of mortality by cause: weighting of multiple causes
Objective: The analysis of mortality data is essential for public health surveillance. Given that deaths are often attributable to multiple diseases, this article presents a new method...
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Socioeconomic Environment and Cancer Incidence in France
The objective of this study was to describe and quantify the influence of the socioeconomic environment on cancer incidence for each of the 15 most common solid tumors and the three...