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Sidebar. The ESCAL and Calbas dietary surveys in the French West Indies.
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Sidebar. Chlordecone: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors Among the Caribbean Population.
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Exposure of the Caribbean population to chlordecone.
Since 1999, several studies have estimated chlordecone exposure among the populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique, either through direct measurement in biological matrices (blood,...
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Chlordecone in the Caribbean: An Updated Assessment of Health Risks [Editorial]
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From water pollution to food contamination: the health management of chlordecone in the Caribbean.
The rediscovery of chlordecone in surface waters in the French West Indies sparked a significant mobilization, first locally and then at the national level. A pesticide used to control...
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Antibiotic use reported through standardized hospital-acquired infection control surveys and its relationship with the ICATB
Objectives. - To describe trends in antibiotic use between 2006 and 2008 in French healthcare facilities and to examine how these trends relate to policies on the appropriate use of...
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Maternal Mortality in France: Epidemiological and Clinical Considerations (1999–2001) and Recommendations.
The National Expert Committee on Maternal Mortality is composed of experts in obstetrics and gynecology, anesthesiologists, midwives, and epidemiologists. Established in 1996, its...
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Comparison of excess mortality observed in July 2006 with that estimated based on summers from 1975 to 2003, France.
Introduction - In July 2006, a major heat wave was observed in France. Methods - A model linking daily fluctuations in mortality and temperatures was developed based on data from the...
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Smoking in French high schools from 2002 to 2006.
Introduction - The French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction assessed tobacco-related policies and practices in French high schools through two rounds of surveys, which...
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Post-occupational monitoring of individuals exposed to asbestos: What is the medical monitoring strategy in France?
Following the 1999 Consensus Conference on the medical monitoring of individuals exposed to asbestos, a pilot study was conducted in four regions (Aquitaine, Upper Normandy, Lower...
