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The leprosy epidemic in Guadeloupe from 1999 to 2007
The number of leprosy cases detected in Guadeloupe has been slowly declining over the decades, with the overall incidence of new cases falling from 24 per 100,000 in 1970 to 11 per...
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Drug use among adolescents and young adults between 2000 and 2005, France
Introduction - Epidemiological surveillance of drug use among adolescents and young adults is a priority for public authorities. This report summarizes the most recent findings published...
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Transgender Individuals: Circumstances and Lifestyle, Perceived Health, and Sexual Behaviors. Results of an Exploratory Online Survey, 2007
Introduction - Few studies have been published on sexual minorities—lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals—who remain poorly understood, even though knowledge about the male...
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Continuous Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) at Limoges University Hospital, France, from 2002 to 2007: Method and Results
Surveillance of surgical site infections (SSIs) is a priority of the national program to combat healthcare-associated infections. Since 2002, this surveillance has been conducted...
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Epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in France in 2006 and 2007: data from the Cryptosporidies Anofel network
The objective of this study is to describe the incidence and characteristics of cryptosporidiosis in France. It was conducted by the Cryptosporidies Anofel network, a voluntary...
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Hivern@le Observatory (KhiObs): Epidemiological surveillance of winter ENT conditions in children in France
Objective - The objective of the surveillance system for pediatric ENT conditions is to estimate the incidence of acute episodes of nasopharyngitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, sinusitis,...
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Evaluation of the system for notifiable diseases in France: knowledge, attitudes, and practices among physicians and laboratory scientists, 2005
Objectives - In 2003, the surveillance system for notifiable diseases underwent significant changes, with enhanced protection of individual anonymity, to facilitate the introduction of...
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Prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the French civilian maritime sector in 2007
Introduction - The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of current use of legal drugs (alcohol and tobacco) and illicit drugs in the French civilian maritime sector based...
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Hospitalizations caused by adverse events related to healthcare: results of the Eneis study in French healthcare facilities, 2004
Objectives: To estimate the incidence of hospitalizations caused by a healthcare-associated adverse event (HAAE) in medical and surgical wards of public and private healthcare...
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New system for the anonymous reporting of notifiable infectious diseases. Circular DGS/SD5C/SD6A No. 2003/60 of February 10, 2003