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Lead exposure among children aged 6 months to 6 years living in the catchment area of Argenteuil Hospital, 2002–2004
Excessive lead exposure can cause severe poisoning in children under 6 years of age. Indeed, young children are at higher risk due to their behavior (putting hands and objects in their...
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Editorial - Congenital Malformation Registries: A Tool for Surveillance, Research, and Public Health Decision-Making.
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The State of Civil Registers in France in 1997
Under the decree of November 6, 1995, regarding the National Registry Committee, a registry is defined as a continuous and comprehensive collection of personally identifiable data...
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Trends in hospital admissions for pertussis between January 1, 1983, and June 30, 1994, in Guadeloupe
Despite limitations inherent in its retrospective nature, this hospital morbidity survey revealed a significant increase in pertussis cases in Guadeloupe beginning in January 1989. The...
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Syphilis Surveillance in France, 2000–2006: A Surge in Diagnoses in 2006.
Background - Following a resurgence of syphilis in 2000, a surveillance system was established. Analysis of the collected data allows for monitoring trends and describing cases. Methods...
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Prevalence of macrovascular complications and vascular risk levels among people with diabetes in France: the 2001 Entred study.
Nearly one in two people with diabetes dies from ischemic heart disease, and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease is twice as high in people with diabetes. Mortality from...
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Characteristics and health status of older adults with diabetes and their medical care: the 2001 Entred study.
Data from the French National Health Insurance system estimated the prevalence of treated diabetes at 11.2% among people aged 65 and older in France in 1998. As the French population...
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Incidence and 28-day mortality rates for various episodes of acute coronary syndrome in three French regions in 2006.
Introduction and Methods - In 2006, the French registries in Strasbourg, Toulouse, and Lille expanded their systematic protocol for identifying cases of myocardial infarction and...
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An investigation into a case of contagious tuberculosis in a school setting, France.
Introduction - The detection of contagious tuberculosis in a community leads to the launch of an investigation which, given the number of people to be notified and contacts to be traced,...
