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Changes in health behaviors in France over the past 20 years: the case of alcohol and tobacco.
Approximately 40% of premature deaths in developed countries are believed to be attributable to individual behaviors, chief among them smoking, diet, and lack of physical activity. For...
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Gender and Migration: The Sexual Debut of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in France.
This article analyzes the shifting dynamics of gender relations in the context of migration through a specific lens: the sexual debut of individuals arriving in France from Sub-Saharan...
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Teenage Smoking: Perspectives from Epidemiology and Sociology.
Since the early 1990s, numerous legislative and regulatory measures have been implemented to strengthen efforts to combat smoking, particularly among young people: sharp and repeated...
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Influential Women Under the Influence? Gender, Social Class, and Psychoactive Substance Use.
The use of psychoactive substances is a predominantly male behavior, with the exception of the use of psychotropic medications. The differences between men and women are significant when...
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Diet and Body Weight in French Polynesia.
Introduction - The objective of this study is to identify cultural, social, and economic factors related to diet that are associated with the development of obesity and to describe...
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Cocaine: From Experimentation to Addiction.
Cocaine has become the third most commonly used illicit substance after cannabis and primarily affects people aged 25–34 from a wide range of social backgrounds. This drug exists in...
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Alcoholism in French Polynesia.
Introduction - The objective of this study is to identify, based on a representative sample of the population, the factors that may underlie compulsive drinking behavior among drinkers...
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Sociology and epidemiology of psychoactive substance use among adolescents.
Monitoring drug use among adolescents is a priority for public authorities, requiring the implementation of methods tailored to this sensitive issue. After situating epidemiological...
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Vaccinations: Attitudes and Practices of Primary Care Physicians.
For nearly two centuries, vaccination has been an essential means of preventing infectious diseases and has greatly contributed to reducing the mortality and morbidity associated with...
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People with type 2 diabetes: perceptions of diabetes treatment recommendations and their ability to follow them.
Poster presented at the French-Language Diabetes Education Conference held in Paris on February 10 and 11, 2011.