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Excess maternal mortality among foreign-born women in France and the quality of obstetric care: a national study, 1996–2001
Objective - To compare the risk of maternal death among foreign-born women with that of French women and to examine whether the quality of care received by women who died differs by...
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How to Incorporate Consumer Exposure Objectives into Sampling and Analysis of Freshwater Fish: Methodological Considerations
During veterinary inspections, freshwater fish have occasionally been found to contain levels of chemical pollutants exceeding the permissible limits for human consumption. This...
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Life Trajectories and Risk-Taking Among Women Who Use Drugs
In France, the majority of drug users are male. Among them, little is known about the profiles and behaviors of women. Between 2004 and 2007, the ANRS-Coquelicot survey, combining...
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Comparison of Cancer Mortality Rates in the French West Indies and Metropolitan France, 1983–2002
Introduction - The objective of this study is to present observed data on cancer deaths in the French West Indies and their trends between 1983 and 2002, in comparison with the situation...
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An Update on Toxicological Reference Values
The first toxicological reference values (TRVs) were introduced in the 1950s, along with the concept of acceptable daily intake. There are two types of TRVs: those established for...
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Musculoskeletal disorders of the limbs. Their prevalence continues to rise
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Epidemiology: A Tool for Surveillance and Decision-Making in Environmental Health
In 1995, G. Taubes’s article, “Epidemiology Faces Its Limits,” made a significant impact on the epidemiology community. Despite this prediction, epidemiology continues to find numerous...
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Retrospective survey of cancer cases from 1994 to 2002 in the vicinity of the Gilly-sur-Isère municipal waste incineration plant
Background: The retrospective study of cancer incidence around the Gilly-sur-Isère incinerator (Savoie, France)—initiated amid a crisis following its closure in late 2001—aimed to...
