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Factors Associated with Breastfeeding of Infants Up to 6 Months of Age in the Maternity Ward at Antoine-Béclère Hospital, Clamart
Objectives: While various national and local public health initiatives are being implemented to improve breastfeeding rates and duration in France, we conducted a study to identify the...
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The recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Board of the 2008–2010 Chlordecone Action Plan regarding the exposure of the Caribbean population to chlordecone.
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Organochlorine Pesticides and Cancer: Contributions of Epidemiological Studies to the Assessment and Management of Health Risks in the Caribbean.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide formerly used in banana plantations, contaminates soil, water, and certain plant and animal food sources in Guadeloupe and Martinique....
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A study of the spatial distribution of cancers potentially linked to soil contamination by organochlorine pesticides in Martinique.
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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A Study of the Incidence of Leptospirosis in the Ardennes Department, France, 1996–2005
Introduction - The Ardennes department has one of the highest annual incidence rates of leptospirosis in metropolitan France. This study, conducted at the request of the Departmental...
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Box. Data on food contamination in Martinique and Guadeloupe: the Reso (Organochlorine Residues) surveys, 2005–2007.
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People in their 50s are the most affected. Special Issue. Musculoskeletal Disorders: When Will We See Sustainable Prevention?
Employees over the age of 50 are particularly affected by musculoskeletal disorders. This is shown by the epidemiological surveillance conducted in the Pays-de-la-Loire region under...
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Characterization of population groups at high risk of dietary exposure to chlordecone—Guadeloupe and Martinique, 2003–2009.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, was widely used in Martinique and Guadeloupe to control the banana weevil, leading to long-term soil contamination. This contamination has...
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Initial Assessment of the 2007–08 Dengue Outbreak in Martinique. Special Issue. Dengue in the French Overseas Departments and Territories. Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects
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Dengue Outbreak in Brazil. Special Issue. Dengue in the French Overseas Departments and Territories. Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects
