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Cancer Barometer: PSA levels are tested in one out of every two men over the age of 50
Despite the lack of evidence supporting its effectiveness, PSA testing is widely performed, most often at the initiative of doctors.
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The mediating role of attitudes in the relationship between industrial pollution and perceived health
Based on a transactional model of stress, this article examines the role of local residents’ attitudes toward an industrial site located in Salindres, in the Gard department (France), in...
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Perceived health status of residents living near a chemical industrial complex: Salindres
To assess the range of health complaints reported by residents living near a chemical industrial complex in Salindres, Gard (France), an epidemiological study focuses on indicators of...
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Commented analysis. Links between particulate matter pollution and mortality in the American Cancer Society cohort: reanalysis of the original results and additional analyses. Special issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: North American studies
This article is a commentary on the following three studies: Pope CA 3rd, Burnett RT, Thun MJ, Calle EE, Krewski D, Ito K, Thurston GD. Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and...
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Commented analysis. Urban air pollution and its association with mortality and the incidence of lung cancer in a cohort of 6,209 Norwegians followed for 27 years. Special issue. Long-term effects of air pollution: European studies
This article is a commentary on the following two studies: Nafstad P, Haheim LL, Wisloff T, Gram F, Oftedal B, Holme I, Hjermann I, Leren P. Urban air pollution and mortality in a cohort...
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Commentary. Urban Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Stockholm. Special Issue. Long-Term Effects of Air Pollution: European Studies
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal *Epidemiology* 2000;11(5):487-95. While the causal relationship between air pollution and lung cancer is now well...
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Commentary. Road traffic pollutants affect male fertility. Special Issue. Air Pollution and Reproduction
This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Hum Reprod 2003;18:1055-61. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of continuous exposure to traffic pollution on...
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Occupational cancers. The number of cases has yet to be estimated
To determine the number of cancer cases attributable to a particular risk factor, it is necessary to know the relative risk and the prevalence of exposure in the general population; the...
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The Role of Intervention Epidemiology in Natural Disasters: The Case of Hurricane Mitch in Central America, 1998
In October 1998, Hurricane Mitch claimed several thousand lives and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in Central America. Numerous agricultural resources and infrastructure...
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Implementing Health-Promoting Urban Planning: The Story of Three "Boosters"
Health-Promoting Urban Planning (HPUP) aims to integrate health and well-being as central criteria in urban planning policies by addressing environmental, social, and behavioral...
