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Accidental falls from windows involving children in the Île-de-France region from May to September 2005
"Accidental falls from heights," often referred to simply as "defenestrations," are a long-standing public health problem common to developed countries, primarily associated with high-rise buildings.
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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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Accidents in daily life
Accidents in daily life are the most common and the most frequently fatal: they occur 2.5 times more often than traffic accidents. Falls, suffocation, poisoning, drowning, and fires are...
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Descriptive epidemiology of skiing, snowboarding, and sledding accidents based on the Continuous Survey of Accidents in Daily Life (EPAC). Accidents in daily life: a major public health issue
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Lung Cancer Mortality Among French Women: Trend Analysis and Projections Using a Bayesian Age-Cohort Model, 1975–2014
Background: Female lung cancer mortality in France has increased by 3% annually over the past twenty years, reaching 4,500 deaths in 2000. This increase, which has not been observed...
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Neonatal Group B Streptococcus Infections in France: Incidence Data from 1997 to 2006 and Prevention Practices in Maternity Wards
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Epidemiology of Oral Cancers in France
Introduction - Our objective was to describe the current epidemiology of oral cavity cancers in France. Materials and Methods - National incidence data for oral cavity cancers were...
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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...
