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Dioxins emitted by the Besançon municipal waste incineration plant and cancer risk: an eco-epidemiological approach in France.
Uncertainties remain regarding the risk posed by environmental exposure to dioxins for the general population. Our team therefore conducted a research program focused on the municipal...
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Socio-demographic and economic factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among first-year college students in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, 2005–2006
Objectives - To quantify students’ use of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis and to identify the sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors associated with these uses. Methods - Survey of...
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Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in home hospitalization (HAD) at Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, France, 2007
Home hospitalization facilities (HAD) have always been excluded from national surveys on the prevalence of nosocomial infections. However, a new survey on the prevalence of...
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Prevalence of high blood pressure in the general population of Martinique
Background - Since 1996, hypertension has been identified as one of the top health priorities in Martinique, but its prevalence in the general population had never been measured....
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Regional School Epidemiology Observatory: Student Health in Upper Normandy, 2006–2007 School Year
Understanding the health of young people is a key concern for public authorities. It is therefore necessary to develop tools within the National Education System to better understand the...
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Are there any differences in the prevalence and management of hypertension in the French West Indies and French Guiana compared to metropolitan France?
Objective - To assess differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension between the French West Indies and French Guiana and mainland France. Methods -...
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Acceptance of rapid HIV testing in a hospital emergency department in the Île-de-France region, January–April 2008.
Introduction - This study aims to assess the acceptability among adult patients in hospital emergency departments of a routine offer of HIV screening using rapid tests. Materials and...
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Sentinel physician networks in the French departments of the Americas. Special Issue - Sentinel Medicine Networks in the French West Indies and French Guiana
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PMI Health Screenings for 3- to 4-Year-Olds in Preschools in Hauts-de-Seine, France: Summary of the 2005 and 2010 Studies and Outlook
The departmental Maternal and Child Health (PMI) services are responsible for organizing health screenings in preschool for children aged 3–4. As part of this initiative, two surveys...
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Analysis of the target audience during the 2013 Flash Test campaign for rapid HIV screening in four French regions.
A week-long rapid HIV testing campaign (Flash Test) was organized in 2013 in four regions particularly affected by the epidemic: Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes,...
